Coat of arms of Malawi

Coat of arms of Malawi
Armiger	Republic of Malawi
Adopted	1964
Crest	Water Barry wavy Azure and Argent in front of a sun rising Or a fish eagle rising proper; A Helmet Argent with Mantling Gules and Or
Torse	Or and Gules
Shield	Per Fess Barry wavy Azure and Argent; A Fess Gules a lion passant Or; In base Sable a sun rising Or
Supporters	On the dexter side, a lion, and On the sinister side, a leopard both guardant
Compartment	Upon a compartment representing the Mulanje mountain proper
Motto	UNITY AND FREEDOM
Earlier version(s)	earlier heraldic arms of Nyasaland

The coat of arms of Malawi is based on the earlier heraldic arms of Nyasaland. It is supported by a lion and a leopard, above a scroll reading "Unity and Freedom". A rising sun in a black field, like in the lower field in the shield, is also present in the flag of Malawi.

Blazon

The Coat of Arms of Malawi are described as follows:

For Arms, per fess barry wavy Azure and Argent and Sable on a fess Gules a lion passant and in base a sun rising or: and for the Crest: On a wreath or and Gules on water barry wavy Azure and Argent in front of a sun rising or a fish eagle rising proper, and for Supporters: On the dexter side a lion and on the sinister side a leopard both guardant, upon a compartment representing the Mlanje mountain proper, together with this motto: Unity and Freedom.^[1]

Gallery

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  British Central Africa Protectorate 1893–1907
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  Nyasaland 1914–1925
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  Nyasaland 1925–1964
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  Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963

References

1. Protected Flag, Emblems and Names (PDF). 1968. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2018.