NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Coat of arms of the Cook Islands

The Coat of Arms of the Cook Islands has a shield as its focal point The shield contains the fifteen stars found on the national flag. A flying fish (maroro) and a White Tern (kakaia) are on each side of the shield, one supporting a cross as a symbol for Christianity, the other holding a Rarotongan club (momore taringavaru) as a symbol for the richness of Cook Islands' tradition. Orators used to hold it during traditional discourses. Image File history File links Cook_islands_coa. ... Image File history File links Cook_islands_coa. ... A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. ... STARS can mean: Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society Special Tactics And Rescue Service, a fictional task force that appears in Capcoms Resident Evil video game franchise. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of the Cook Islands is based on the traditional design for former British colonies in the Pacific region. ... Genera Cheilopogon Cypselurus Danichthys Exocoetus Fodiator Hirundichthys Oxyporhamphus Parexocoetus Prognichthys The Execoetidae or flyingfishes are a marine fish family comprising about 70 species grouped in 7 to 9 genera. ... Binomial name Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786) The White Tern, Gygis alba is a beautiful small seabird found across the tropical oceans of the world. ... Also known as the Latin cross or crux ordinaria. ... Topics in Christianity Movements Â· Denominations Â· Other religions Ecumenism Â· Preaching Â· Prayer Music Â· Liturgy Â· Calendar Symbols Â· Art Â· Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul Â· Church Fathers Constantine Â· Athanasius Â· Augustine Anselm Â· Aquinas Â· Palamas Â· Luther Calvin Â· Wesley Arius Â· Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury Â· Catholic Pope Coptic Pope Â· Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box: Christianity is... Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 View of a Rarotongan beach. ... For the opening number of Fiddler on the Roof, see Tradition (song). ... Look up orator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The helmet is an ariki head-dress (pare kura) of red feather, symbolising the importance of the traditional rank system. A person wearing a helmet. ... Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on ones head. ... Two feathers Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds. ... Look up Rank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Generally, rank is a system of hierarchy used to classify like things. ...

The coat of arms was designed by Papa Motu Kora, a mataiapo, a traditional chiefly title from the village of Matavera in Rarotonga. Papa Motu is the secretary of the House of Ariki -- the house of paramount chiefs from all over the Cook Islands. He has held this post for many years and is well known in the Cook Islands as a tumu korero or traditional orator. A mataiapo is a traditional chief in the Cook Islands. ... Chief can refer to : Paramount chief is the highest political leader in a region or country typically administered with a chief-based system. ... Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 View of a Rarotongan beach. ... For other uses, see Secretary (disambiguation). ...

Categories: Cook Islands | National coats of arms This listing is incomplete, please help improving it! Oceanic countries have the following coats of arms: Coats of arms of Oceania Category: ... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Image File history File links Australia. ... 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. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ... To the right is the Coat of Arms of New Zealand. ... Map showing Melanesia. ... Copyright 2004 Affordable Solutions Pty Ltd Aust. ... The coat of arms of East Timor (officially: Timor-Leste) contains the shield of Conselho Nacional de ResistÃªncia Timorense (National Council of Timorese Resistance). ... The emblem of New Caledonia consists of a nautilus shell in the foreground; the symbol behind it is a flÃ¨che faitiÃ¨re, a kind of arrow which adorns the roofs of Kanak houses, thrust through tutut shells. ... the coat of arms rule ... Image File history File links Micronesia. ... The coat of arms of the Marshall Islands consists of a blue background, which represents the sea. ... The Coat of arms of the Northern Mariana Islands takes its inspiration from the United Nations, as the NMI had once been a UN Trust Territory. ... The Coat of arms of the Federated States of Micronesia resembles the previous seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and reads Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. Coats of arms of Oceania Categories: | | | ... Carving from the ridgepole of a MÄori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: Ï€Î¿Î»ÏÏ‚ many, Î½á¿†ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚ island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... Image File history File links Polynesia. ... The Seal of American Samoa is based in traditional local design. ... 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. ... The Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna consists of elements from the unofficial flag of Wallis and Futuna featuring a red saltire on a white square, which in turn is placed on a red field (alternatively, a larger white cross pattÃ©e is used). ... A transcontinental country is a country belonging to more than one continent. ...