The coat of arms of Malawi is based on the earlier heraldic arms of Nyasaland. It is supported by a lion and a leopard, above a scroll reading "Unity and Freedom". A rising sun in a black field, like in the lower field in the shield, is also present in the flag of Malawi.
Blazon
The Coat of Arms of Malawi are described as follows:
For Arms, per fess barry wavy Azure and Argent and Sable on a fess Gules a lion passant and in base a sun rising or: and for the Crest: On a wreath or and Gules on water barry wavy Azure and Argent in front of a sun rising or a fish eagle rising proper, and for Supporters: On the dexter side a lion and on the sinister side a leopard both guardant, upon a compartment representing the Mlanje mountain proper, together with this motto: Unity and Freedom.[1]
Gallery
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British Central Africa Protectorate 1893–1907 -
Nyasaland 1914–1925 -
Nyasaland 1925–1964 -
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963
References
- ^ Protected Flag, Emblems and Names (PDF). 1968. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
