Seal of Madagascar

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.

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

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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  Badge of French protectorate of Madagascar
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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

External links

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