Coat of arms of Chad

The coat of arms of Chad in 1970, ten years after independence from France, introduced under President François Tombalbaye.

Description

In the golden heraldic shield are three and a half blue zigzag bar. Above the upper plate edge a red flamed sun goes without face to fourteen rays. Heraldic shield holder is right a golden goat and left an equally colored rotbezungter lion. Both holding coats of arms adorns an upward red top. Under the shield a medal and a golden banner with the national motto in French and in black. Any of these words " UNITE LABOUR PROGRES " are also accompanied by red tips. It means: "Unity - Work - progress".

The coat of arms is painted in the colors of the national flag.

Symbolism

The jagged blue lines symbolize the Lake Chad, the largest lake in the country, which also represents a major economic factor.

The goat and the lion representing the two major natural areas of Chad: The goat stands for the northern part with its dry desert climate, while tropical - alternating wet south is represented by the lion.

The medal below the shield is the National Order of Chad.

The 14 rays of the sun stand for the 14 prefectures of the country that existed at the time to market. In addition, the sun and the upward pointing arrows are intended to illustrate the political and economic relaunch after independence.

History

By the end of the 1960s, Chad contented with the state seal, which is one exhibited in a round box head to the right looking young Eingborenenfrau with braids, the motto and stars.

Around 1970, the Chad then submitted to a national coat of arms, which was designed by the Secretary of the International Academy heraldic, Herve Pinoteau.

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