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'''National Coat of arms of Benin''' | '''National Coat of arms of Benin''' | ||
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Ecartelé au premier quartier d'un château Somba d'or; Au deuxième d'argent à l'étoile du Bénin au naturel c'est-à-dire une croix à huit pointes d'azur anglées de rayons d'argent et de sable en abîme; Au troisième d'argent palmier de sinople chargé d'un fruit de gueule; Au quatrième d'argent au navire de sable voguant sur une mer d'azur avec en brochant sur la ligne de l'écartelé un losange de gueule <br> | |||
Supports : deux panthères d'or tachetées<br> | |||
Timbre : deux cornes d'abondance de sable d'où sortent des épis de maïs<br> | |||
Devise : Fraternité - Justice - Travail en caractère de sable sur une banderole. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were introduced in 1964, but were replaced by a non heraldic logo in 1975. In 1994 the arms were re-adopted. | The arms were introduced in 1964, but were replaced by a non heraldic logo in 1975. In 1994 the arms were re-adopted. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bf-c2.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:bf-c2.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1971 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:bf-c1.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:bf-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1999 | ||
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