Coat of arms of Uganda

The coat of arms shows a Ugandan African plate at the sides of a Kob, which symbolizes the wildlife of the country, and a crowned crane, which stands as a symbol for the country itself and is also depicted on the flag of Uganda, are ajar.

Imaged on the plate, a gold - silver drum that represents the culture of Uganda, as well as a golden sun in the middle and at the top of silver - blue wave beams. Behind the shield two crossed spears are depicted, symbolizing as traditional Ugandan weapons the military preparedness of the country.

The shield stands on a pedestal that represents the landscape of Uganda crossed by the Nile. On the left is a coffee plant, and on the right a cotton plant. Below runs a banner with the motto " For God and My Country " ( " For God and my country" ).

The original coat of arms, which had been made ​​after Uganda's independence in 1962, was allegedly taken together with the original of the Ugandan flag by the President Idi Amin Dada at his escape in 1979 to Saudi Arabia and has been missing ever since.

The coat of arms was made ​​since September 21, 1962. The coat of arms of the British protectorate of Uganda had previously been a round badge, depicting a crowned crane on a golden background.

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

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