Coat of arms of the Gambia

The coat of arms of the Gambia shown here is in the West African state of Gambia in use since 18 November 1964.

Description

It shows a blue plate with white and green frame in which two intersecting tools are shown. These agricultural tools are used by the Mandinka. It is an ax, a so-called dibongo that is used in the peanut harvest and a hoe, called dabandingo, which is used for weeding.

Above the shield is to see a helmet of a knight on a fruit-bearing shrub peanut stands. Below the shield is a banner with the motto National Gambia: Progress, Peace, Prosperity (English, " progress, peace, prosperity ").

As a crest holder act two red lion. One with a same ax, the other armed with a hoe The two lions represent the colonial history of the Gambia as part of the British Empire. The crossed ax and hoe represent the importance of agriculture in Gambia dar. It also says they represent the two main ethnic groups in the country: the Mandinka and the Fulani. The palm, which can be seen over the bead on the helmet is, as the national flower of The Gambia.

Historical Emblem

Queen Elizabeth II granted the coat of arms in 1964 the colony Gambia, so its structure is dominated English. It replaced an emblem which showed an elephant in front of a palm tree and a mountain landscape. Below was the letter " G" for Gambia. The same coat of arms with other letters had more British colonies in West Africa, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.

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