Coat of arms of Kiribati
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The coat of arms of Kiribati, officially known as the National Emblem of Kiribati, is the heraldic symbol representing the Central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. The arms feature a golden-coloured lesser frigatebird[lower-alpha 1] over a rising sun on a red background among white and blue stripes (symbol of the Pacific) and the 3 pairs of stripes represent the three archipelagos of the nation (Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands). The 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (former Ocean Island). On the ribbon under the shield is the Gilbertese motto Te Mauri te Raoi ao te Tabomoa (Health, Peace, and Prosperity).
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Armiger | Republic of Kiribati |
Shield | Gules, issuant from a base barry wavy Argent and Azure, a Sun in Splendour Or, in chief a Frigatebird volant Or. |
Motto | Te Mauri te Raoi ao te Tabomoa (lit.ā'Health, Peace and Prosperity') |
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