| 词条 | Coat of arms of Zimbabwe |
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| name = Coat of arms of Zimbabwe | image = Coat of Arms of Zimbabwe.svg | image_width = 200 | middle = | middle_width = | middle_caption = | lesser = | lesser_width = | lesser_caption = | armiger = Republic of Zimbabwe | year_adopted = 1981 | crest = A mullet of five points Gules charged with the Great Zimbabwe Bird Or | torse = A wreath Or and Vert | shield = Vert, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, Argent and a chief paly wavy of 15 pieces Argent and Azure | supporters = Two Kudus (Tragelaphus strepsiceros bovidae) proper | compartment = The African soil charged with a cotton flower between a sheaf of wheat and a maize-cob proper | motto = UNITY, FREEDOM, WORK | orders = | other_elements = In behind the shield, an adze and a rifle in saltire | earlier_versions = | use = }} The current coat of arms of Zimbabwe was adopted on 21 September 1981, one year and five months after the national flag was adopted. Previously the coat of arms of Zimbabwe was identical to the former Coat of arms of Rhodesia. DescriptionThe coat of arms depicts two Kudus on the left and right, each standing on top of an earthly mound composed of stalks of wheat, a pile of cotton, and a head of maize. At their feet there is also a banner emblazoned with the Zimbabwean national motto (Unity, Freedom, Work). The shield itself is green, featuring 14 waves of alternating white and blue waved lines at top (chief argent), and also at the centre of the shield a representation of the ancient Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe is shown. Placed behind the shield are an agricultural hoe (to the left) and an AK-47 assault rifle (to the right).[1] The wreath is gold and green and the crest features the Zimbabwe Bird on a Red Star background.[1] MeaningsThe meanings of the Zimbabwean coat of arms are as follows:
History{{anchor|Rhodesia|Coat of arms of Rhodesia}}Coat of arms of Rhodesia (1924–1981){{Infobox coat of arms| name = Coat of arms of Rhodesia | image =Coat of arms of Rhodesia.svg | image_width = 200 | middle = | middle_width = | middle_caption = | lesser = | lesser_width = | lesser_caption = | armiger = | year_adopted = 11 August 1924 | crest = Zimbabwe Bird | torse = | shield = Vert, a pickaxe paleways Or; upon a chief argent a lion passant gules, armed and langued azure, between two thistles proper | supporters = Two Sable Antelopes | compartment = | motto = {{Lang|la|Sit Nomine Digna}} (Latin) "May she be worthy of the name" | orders = | other_elements = | earlier_versions = | use = }} The coat of arms of Rhodesia was used from 1924–1981, for the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923-1964 and 1979-1980, known simply as Rhodesia from 1964-1979, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia in 1979, and Zimbabwe from 1980. Official authorisation by Royal Warrant for the coat of arms was granted on 11 August 1924.[2] The shield features a red lion passant and two thistles, taken from the family arms of Cecil Rhodes,[2] after whom the colony was named, and the Latin motto Sit Nomine Digna (May It Be Worthy of the Name) is a reference to Rhodes. The pick, in gold on a green field, represents mining, the economic mainstay of the colony.[2] Also featured above the shield is the soapstone statuette of the Zimbabwe Bird found in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.[2] The shield of the arms was used on the flag of the colony by being placed in the fly of a British Blue Ensign, in the tradition of most other British colonies. This design changed in 1964 when the field of the flag was changed to light blue. In November 1968, the full coat of arms was placed in the centre of a new Rhodesian flag which was a green, white, green triband. After Rhodesia was declared a republic in 1970, the arms also featured on the President's flag. The arms remained unchanged following the renaming of the country as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979, and were initially used by the government of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 to 21 September 1981, following which the present coat of arms of Zimbabwe were introduced. {{anchor|Mutapa|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mutapa}}Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mutapa (1569–1760)In 1569, Sebastian of Portugal made a grant of arms to the Mwenemutapa. These were blazoned: Gules between two arrows Argent an African hoe barwise bladed Or handled Argent - The shield surmounted by a Crown Oriental. This was probably the first grant of arms to a native of southern Africa; however it is unlikely that these arms were ever actually used by the Mwenemutapa.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Slater|first1=Stephen|title=The Illustrated Book of Heraldry: An International History of Heraldry and Its Contemporary Uses|date=2013|publisher=Lorenz Books|location=Wigston, Leicestershire|isbn=978-0-7548-2659-0|page=229}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last1=Briggs|first1=Geoffrey|title=National Heraldry of the World|date=1974|publisher=Viking Press|location=New York|isbn=9780670504527}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Slater|first=Stephen|year=1999|title=The Complete Book of Heraldry|chapter=Africa|location=London|publisher=Anness Publishing|page=228}} See also
10 : National symbols of Zimbabwe|National coats of arms|Coats of arms with stars|Coats of arms with birds|Coats of arms with antelope|Coats of arms with firearms|Coats of arms with hoes (tool)|Coats of arms with maize|Coats of arms with cotton|Coats of arms with wheat |
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