Coat of arms of Brazil

The coat of arms of Brazil is in this form since February 23, 1968 in use. It was introduced in the proclamation of the Republic and modified several times.

It represents a major star in the national colors of yellow and green, in which there is a blue circle with a constellation, the Southern Cross, is located. This is surrounded by 27 other stars. These 27 stars stand for the 26 Brazilian states and the Brazilian Federal District.

Links from the large star is a branch of the coffee plant. Right you can see a flowering tobacco plant next to the big star. Both are the traditional agricultural products in Brazil. These two plants are tied down by a blue ribbon. Before the band, there is a sword in the vertical. All this is against the background of a nondescript twenty -pointed star.

The star in the yellow-green national colors surrounding a red ribbon which represents the unity and independence of the state. This is underlined by the halo with the twenty pips. Below the star, a banner, which the inscription República Federativa do Brasil ( German: Federative Republic of Brazil ) and the date November 15, 1889 bears attached. On this day the Republic of Brazil was declared. An excepted sword symbolizes the protection of independence.

The ratio of height to width is specified by law 15-14.

Historic Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of the Empire Brazil showed the green shield, on which the imperial crown rested inside a blue, starry circle the globe Henry the Navigator on the Cross of the Order of Christ lying, covered by an oblique bar.

Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, 1815 to 1822

Coat of Arms of the Prince Regent of Brazil 18 September, bis December 1, 1822

First imperial coat of arms, December 1, 1822 to July 18, 1840

Second imperial crest 18 July, 1840 to November 15, 1889

Great Seal of the Empire Brazil

Temporary Emblem of the Republic, 1889