Coat of arms of Somalia

Coat of arms of Somalia
Details
Armiger	Federal Republic of Somalia
Adopted	10 October 1956
Crest	Battlements "in the Moorish style" (A crown or)
Escutcheon	Azure a mullet argent of five points (Flag of Somalia); a bordure Or
Supporters	Two leopards rampant
Compartment	A ribbon wrapped around two crossed lances over two crossed palm fronds

The coat of arms of Somalia were adopted on October 10, 1956. The leopards which support the shield and the white star were also found on the coat of arms used in Italian Somaliland. Formerly, the arms of Somalia from June 8, 1919 featured a shield divided horizontally by a wavy white line (Smith, 1980). The top half of the shield was blue, with a leopard in natural color surmounted by a white five-pointed star.

Historical coats of arms

• 
  Emblem of the Sultanate of Hobyo
• 
  Coat of arms of Italian Somaliland and the Trust Territory of Somalia (1949-1956)
• 
  Badge of British Somaliland (1903-1950)
• 
  Coat of arms of British Somaliland (1950-1960)

External links

• Somalia at Flags of the World