Coat of arms of Benin

The coat of arms of Benin in 1990 again adopted after it was already in use from 1964 to 1975. At the top is the national symbol: two filled with corn and cornucopias sand that stand for prosperity. Below is a shield, which is divided into four quadrants. In the upper left square is a castle in the style of Somba, which represents the history of Benin. The square on the top right you can see is the Star of Benin, the highest national award. Below is a ship. For the arrival of Europeans in Benin The square on the bottom left there is a palm tree. The palace is surrounded by a leopard shield left and right. These are the national animal of Benin. Below is a scroll, on which the national motto ( " brotherhood, justice, work") is in French.

Coat of Arms of the People's Republic of Benin

In 1972, the government adopted a Marxist- lenistischen course and converted into a People's Republic of Benin. This also the national emblem in 1975 was changed to a system modeled on the Soviet Union Coat of Arms. After Benin was in 1990 once again become a republic, we took again the coat of arms of 1964.

  • Green stands for the nature of the country,
  • The red star and the red tape for socialism,
  • Corn and corn wreath for the class of farmers,
  • The gear symbolizes the working class.

54 African Member States of the United Nations: Egypt | Algeria | Angola | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Djibouti | Ivory Coast | Eritrea | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea- Bissau | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Kenya | Comoros | Democratic Republic of Congo | Republic of the Congo | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Morocco | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Zambia | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Chad | Tunisia | Ugandan | Central African Republic

Other regions: Ceuta and Melilla | Canary Islands | Madeira | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena | Tristan da Cunha

Disputed territories: Puntland | Somaliland | Western Sahara

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Overview of all National Coat of Arms

  • National Symbol (Benin)
  • National Coat of Arms
Supporter Somba people Leninism Emblem of Algeria Emblem of Angola Coat of arms of Burkina Faso Coat of arms of Burundi Emblem of Djibouti Emblem of Eritrea Coat of arms of Gabon Coat of arms of the Gambia Coat of arms of Ghana Coat of arms of Guinea Emblem of Guinea-Bissau Coat of arms of Cameroon National emblem of Cape Verde Coat of arms of Kenya National seal of the Comoros Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo Coat of arms of Lesotho Coat of arms of Liberia Coat of arms of Libya Seal of Madagascar Coat of arms of Malawi Seal of Mali Coat of arms of Morocco Seal of Mauritania Coat of arms of Mauritius Emblem of Mozambique Coat of arms of Namibia Coat of arms of Niger Coat of arms of Nigeria Seal of Rwanda Coat of arms of Zambia Coat of arms of Senegal Coat of arms of the Seychelles Coat of arms of Sierra Leone Coat of arms of Zimbabwe Coat of arms of Somalia Emblem of Sudan Coat of arms of Swaziland Coat of arms of Tanzania Emblem of Togo Coat of arms of Chad Coat of arms of Tunisia Coat of arms of Uganda Coat of arms of the Central African Republic Coat of arms of Ceuta Coat of arms of Melilla Coat of arms of Canary Islands Coat of arms of Madeira Flag and coat of arms of Mayotte Coat of arms of Saint Helena Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha Coat of arms of Puntland National emblem of Somaliland Gallery of country coats of arms
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