Seal of Madagascar
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Armiger | Republic of Madagascar |
Adopted | 2011 |
Motto | Fitiavana, Tanindrazana, Fandrosoana "Love, Homeland, Development" |
The seal of Madagascar (French: Sceau de Madagascar) includes an outline map of the island at the center (together with two smaller islands nearby-the Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island), and below it the head of a zebu. Colors used are red, green, yellow, black, and white. Green and red rays emanate from the map, making it look like the sun and also the Ravenala, a plant typical of Madagascar.
The device is surrounded by the Malagasy words REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA which means "Republic of Madagascar" and at the base TANINDRAZANA – FAHAFAHANA – FANDROSOANA meaning "Homeland – Liberty – Development". Various versions of the Constitution Article 4 have used other mottos.
Gallery
[edit]- Coat of arms of Queen Ranavalona II
- Coat of arms of the Merina Kingdom in 1896
- Badge of French protectorate of Madagascar
- Seal of the Government-General of Madagascar (1897 - 1958)
- Seal of the Government-General of Madagascar (1897 - 1958)
- Emblem of the Malagasy Republic
- Seal of the Malagasy Republic
- Emblem of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar
- Seal of the Republic of Madagascar between 1993 and 1998
External links
[edit]- FOTW page about Madagascar's coat of arms
- National Arms and Emblems Past and Present
- Annex of the constitution