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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF MAURITIUS''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF MAURITIUS''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly azure and or: (1) A lymphad or; (2) 3 palm trees vert; (3) A key in pale the wards downwards gules; (4) From the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side, a dodo per bend sinister embattled gules and argent and on the sinister side, a sambar deer per bend embattled argent and gules, each supporting a sugar cane erect proper.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'Stella Clavisque Maris Indici ' - Progress and concord | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici” means "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" and is based on the lower half of the arms. | The motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici” means "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" and is based on the lower half of the arms. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:mauritius.wes.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms as shown by [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|Will's]] in the early 20th century | |||
File:mauritius.cva.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910 | |||
File:2049.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
| | File:The National Arms of Mauritius-fr.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | ||
File:mauritius.typ.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms on a [[Ty-Phoo colonial series|trade card]] | |||
File:084.ad.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms in a 1930s [[Abdulla-Die Staatswappen aller Wappenführenden Staaten der Erde|album]] | |||
File:muc1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms on a 1934 coin | |||
File:muc2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Mauritius|The arms on a 2004 coin | |||
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