Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
The coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. The background color of the shield is gold with a green, wavy, horizontal stripe along the middle. A golden crown sits above the shield. Two large African elephants support the shield. A banner with the national motto "Unité Travail Progrès" ("Unity, Work, Progress" translated from "La Congolaise") is draped from a bar supporting the elephants.
Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo | |
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Armiger | Republic of the Congo |
Adopted | 1991 (1960) |
Crest | A special forest crown. On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or. |
Blazon | Or, a fess wavy vert, a lion gules, armed and langued vert, overall, maintaining a torch sable flamed gules. |
Supporters | Two elephants sable tusked or, issuing from the flanks of the shield |
Compartment | A tree trunk gules |
Motto | Unité, Travail, Progrès "Unity, Work, Progress" |
Official description
The coat of arms is described as follows:[1]
- Or, a fess wavy vert, a lion gules, armed and langued vert, overall, maintaining a torch sable flamed gules.
- A special forest crown.
- The shield is supported by two elephants sable tusked or, issuing from the flanks of the shield and sustained on a tree trunk gules.
- On the circle or of the forest crown: "République du Congo" in letters gules upon a scroll or.
- Motto "Unité-Travail-Progrès" in letters gules upon a scroll or.
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