Coat of arms of Liberia
The coat of arms of Liberia was introduced in its present form on 16 July 1847.
Design of the coat of arms
Hemmed in by a golden shield are a coastal landscape with a rising sun and a ship that probably dates from the 19th century to see. In the foreground also contains a plow and a shovel stuck in the green floor next to a palm tree, and a message about -bringing white dove.
Above and below the shield are two signature bands of the motto of the country ( The love of liberty Brought us here - The love of liberty brought us here ), and the name of the country (Republic of Liberia - Republic of Liberia) mapped.
Meaning of the symbols
The shield is to describe the history of the State of Liberia: While the so-called pepper coast was discovered in the 15th century by the Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias, but a European colonization of this land remained from - until 1822, six years after the founding of the American Colonization Society, who had the settlement of freed black slaves in the United States the goal of reaching the first of these settlers the area. They came with sailing ships similar to that shown on the coat of arms from America to Africa. This was also the motto of the country. The white dove, which can be seen at the top of the screen, is a symbol of a message of peace and good will to other states.
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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 | Uganda | 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 Coat of Arms
- National Symbol (Liberia)