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Coat of arms of the Central African Republic | |
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Armiger | Central African Republic |
Adopted | 17 May 1963 (original) 21 September 1979 (readopted)[1] |
Relinquished | 4 December 1976 (original) |
Crest | A golden sun bearing the date December 1st 1958, topped by a ribbon bearing ZO KWE ZO "All People are People" |
Shield | Quarterly; first: vert, an elephant's head cabossed argent; second: argent, a tree eradicated vert; third: Or, three mullets of four points sable, one and two, each charged with a roundel argent; fourth: azure, a hand couped pointing to dexter chief gules. Upon an inescutcheon gules a roundel argent charged with a map of Africa sable surmounted by a mullet Or. |
Supporters | The flag of the Central African Republic |
Motto | Unité, Dignité, Travail "Unity, Dignity, Work" |
Order(s) | Order of Central African Merit |
The coat of arms of the Central African Republic consists of a shield in the center, with two flags on its edges, and with a sun rising over the shield. Below and above the shield are banners, and there is the badge of the Order of Central African Merit located below the shield as well.