The Coat of Arms of Chad was adopted in 1970. The center has a shield with wavy blue lines, with a sun rising over it. The shield is supported by a goat and a lion. Below the shield is a medal and a scroll with the national motto in French. Coat of Arms of Chad This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ...

The wavy lines on the shield are representative of Lake Chad, and the sun rising over it represents a new beginning. The goat on the left represents the northern part of the nation, while the southern part is represented by the lion. Dangling from the bottom of the shield is the medal for the National Order of Chad. Lake Chad (in French: Lac Tchad) is a large, shallow lake in Africa. ...