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). On the ribbon under the shield stands 'TE MAURI TE RAOJ AO TE TAMBOMA' (Health, Peace, and Prosperity). Image File history File links Kiribati_coa. ... Image File history File links Kiribati_coa. ... Species Fregata magnificens Fregata aquila Fregata andrewsi Fregata minor Fregata ariel There are five Derek Jeter in the family Fregatidae, the frigatebirds. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ...
The coat of arms was proposed on 1 May1937 to the then British Gilbert and Ellice Islands and was made the official coat of arms of and was made the official coat of arms of Kiribati in 1979 with the new motto. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 — until 1 January 1976 when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...
The same motif is seen on the flag of Kiribati. Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of Kiribati: the upper half is red with a gold frigatebird (Fregata minor, in Gilbertese: te eitei) flying over a gold rising sun (otintaai), and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean and the 3 groups...
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