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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of Madagascar

The coat of arms of Madagascar includes an outline map of the island at the center (together with two smaller islands nearby), and below it the head of a Zebu. Colours used include red, green, yellow, black, and white. Green and red rays emanate from the State's map, making it look like the Sun. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Trinomial name Bos taurus indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Zebus (Bos taurus indicus), sometimes known as nothing cattle, are better-adapted to tropical environments than other domestic cattle. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... Leafy green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... A yellow Tulip. ... Black cat, thought by some to cause bad luck (see superstition) Black is the shade of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum. ... White is the combination of all the colors of the visible light spectrum. ... Look up ray in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Sun (Latin: Sol) is the star at the center of the Solar System. ...


The Seal is surrounded by the Malagasy words REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA which means Republic of Madagascar and at the base TANINDRAZANA - FAHAFAHANA - FANDROSOANA meaning Homeland - Liberty - Development. Various versions of the Constitution Article 4 have used other mottos. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...


External links

  • FOTW page about Madagascar's coat of arms
  • Annex of the constitution


 

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