Mouila

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MOUILA

Province : Ngounié

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The siren recalls a local legend of a female sea monster, the bishop's crosier is a symbol of the diocese and the key symbolises the administration, Mouila is the "capital" of the Region of Ngounié and the seat of a bishop.

Literature : scan from stamps; Muhlemann, 1986