Seal of Madagascar
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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 seal is surrounded by Malagasy. The upper part of the emblem written the official name of the country: REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA ("Republic of Madagascar" in English or "République de Madagascar" in French) and at the base bears the national motto: FITIAVANA - TANINDRAZANA – FANDROSOANA ("Love - Fatherland - Progress in English or "Amour - Patrie - Progrès" in French). 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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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
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External links
- FOTW page about Madagascar's coat of arms
- National Arms and Emblems Past and Present
- Annex of the constitution