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English: Coat of arms of Seychelles adopted on 18 June 1996.
Heraldic description of the Armorial Bearings of the Republic of the Seychelles:

ARMS: Azure, a Female Coco de Mer Palm (Lodoicea maldivica) issuant from the base a grassy mount thereon a Giant Tortoise (Testudo gigantea) the whole in front of water rising therefrom to the dexter an Island and sailing thereon a two-masted Schooner in full sail all proper.

CREST: Upon a wreath Azure, Or, Gules, Argent and Vert above water barry wavy Azure and Argent a White Tailed Tropic Bird (Phaeton lepturus lepturus) volant proper.

SUPPORTERS: On either side a Sail Fish (Istiophorus gladius) proper

MOTTO: "FINIS CORONAT OPUS" (can be loosely translated as "The End Crowns the Work".)

Français : Armoiries des Seychelles.

Date

13 May 2012

Source

Based on: File:Coat_of_arms_of_Seychelles.png (1983) and New National Symbols of the Republic of the Seychelles, Adopted 18th June 1996

Author

Sodacan

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:36, 30 April 2024	690 × 700 (347 KB)	Fry1989	Reverted to version as of 20:04, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
	13:46, 26 April 2024	690 × 700 (369 KB)	Oomlaoot	Reverted to version as of 17:37, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
	20:04, 13 November 2022	690 × 700 (347 KB)	Tzknt	according to the 1996 law : banderole or, yellow beak of the bird (because it is a Phaeton lepturus lepturus) and plain background (because the law only specifies "Azure [...] all proper" so no gradient)
	04:47, 23 August 2018	690 × 700 (366 KB)	Sodacan	Brighter colours from 1996 law
	12:50, 21 August 2018	690 × 700 (366 KB)	Sodacan	wreath colours
	17:37, 12 May 2012	690 × 700 (369 KB)	Sodacan