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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF KENYA''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF KENYA''' | ||
[[File:kenya.jpg|center]] | [[File:kenya.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per fees sable and vert, on a fess gules fimbriated argent a cock grasping in the dexter claw an axle also argent. <br> | '''Arms''': Per fees sable and vert, on a fess gules fimbriated argent a cock grasping in the dexter claw an axle also argent. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a lion or, grasping in the interior forepaw a spear of estate, the hafts of the spears crossed in saltire behind the shield. <br> | '''Supporters''': On either side a lion or, grasping in the interior forepaw a spear of estate, the hafts of the spears crossed in saltire behind the shield. <br> | ||
'''Compartment''': Mount Kenya proper containing in the foreground examples of Kenya agricultural produce – coffee, pyrethrum, sisal, tea, maize and pineapples. <br> | '''Compartment''': Mount Kenya proper containing in the foreground examples of Kenya agricultural produce – coffee, pyrethrum, sisal, tea, maize and pineapples. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': Harambee | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Harambee | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on October 15, 1963. | The arms were granted on October 15, 1963. | ||