| Coat of arms of Liberia |
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| Armiger | Republic of Liberia |
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| Blazon | A Sailing vessel on the sea, on the shore an Oil palm and a Plough, in the sky a Sun radiant and in chief a Dove with a document, all proper. |
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| Motto | The Love Of Liberty Brought Us Here |
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The national coat of arms as depicted on Liberian currency in 1880.
The coat of arms of Liberia consists of a shield containing a picture of a 19th-century ship arriving in Liberia. The ship represents the ships which brought the freed slaves from the United States to Liberia. Above the shield the national motto of Liberia appears on a scroll: The love of liberty brought us here, and below the shield another scroll contains the official name of the country, Republic of Liberia.[1]
The plow and the shovel represent the dignity of labor and hard work through which the nation will prosper. The rising sun in the background represents the birth of a nation.[2]
The palm tree, the nation's most versatile source of food, represents prosperity.[2]
The white dove with a scroll represents the breath of peace.[2]
References
- ^ Liberia: A lesson in democracy Karibu News, 29/10/17, retrieved: 11/04/18
- ^ a b c Liberia Crest/Flag Meaning World Atlas
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| History |
- Colonization (1821–1847)
- Americo-Liberian rule (1847–1980)
- 1980 coup d'état
- Samuel Doe era (1980–1989)
- First Liberian Civil War (1989–1997)
- 1998 Monrovia clashes
- Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)
- 2014 Ebola virus epidemic
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