The Coat of arms of French Polynesia consists of an outrigger depicted in a disc over a stylized emblem of sun and sea; this is very similar to other arms in the region, for example the Coat of arms of Kiribati. Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_French_Polynesia. ... In a canoe or bangca, an outrigger is a thin, long, solid, hull used to stabilise an inherently unstable main hull. ... A disk or disc is anything that resembles a flattened cylinder in shape. ... An emblem consists of a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept - often a concept of a moral truth or an allegory. ... Coat of arms of Kiribati The coat of arms of Kiribati shows a yellow frigatebird over a rising sun on a red background among white and blue stripes (symbol of the Pacific). ...
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Australia ·Norfolk Island ·Christmas Island ·Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Coat of arms of Norfolk Island is the official symbol of the island and external Australian territory of Norfolk Island. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ...
East Timor ·Fiji ·New Caledonia ·Papua New Guinea ·Solomon Islands ·Vanuatu The coat of arms of East Timor (officially: Timor-Leste) contains the shield of Conselho Nacional de Resistência Timorense (National Council of Timorese Resistance). ... the coat of arms rule ...
Micronesia Image File history File links Micronesia. ...
Polynesia Image File history File links Polynesia. ... Carving from the ridgepole of a MÄori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολÏÏ‚ many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...
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