Seal of Madagascar

Seal of Madagascar
Armiger	Republic of Madagascar
Adopted	circa 1998
Motto	Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana "Homeland, Liberty, Development"

The seal of Madagascar (French: Sceau de Madagascar) includes an outline map of the island at the center (together with two smaller islands nearby-the Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island), and below it the head of a zebu. Colors used are red, green, yellow, black, and white. Green and red rays emanate from the map, making it look like the sun and also the Ravenala, a plant typical of Madagascar.

The device 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.

Gallery

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  Coat of arms of Queen Ranavalona II
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  Coat of arms of the Merina Kingdom in 1896
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  Seal of the Government-General of Madagascar (1897 - 1958)
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  Emblem of the Malagasy Republic
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  Seal of the Malagasy Republic
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  Emblem of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar
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  Seal of the Republic of Madagascar between 1993 and 1998

External links

• FOTW page about Madagascar's coat of arms
• National Arms and Emblems Past and Present
• Annex of the constitution