The Coat of arms of Somalia was adopted in 1956. The leopards which support the shield and the white star were also found on the arms used during the Italian administration. And from Smith (1980), with the same picture, except the scroll white instead of yellow: The arms of Somalia of 8 June 1919 featured a shield divided horizontally by a wavy white line. The top half of the shield was blue with a leopard in natural colour surmonted by a white five-pointed star. The present arms were adopted on 10 October 1956. Image File history File links Somalia_symbol. ... 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. ...
The leopards which support the shield and the white star were also found on the arms used during the Italian administration.
And from Smith (1980), with the same picture, except the scroll white instead of yellow: The arms of Somalia of 8 June 1919 featured a shield divided horizontally by a wavy white line.
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