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[edit]

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[edit]

* British Central Africa Protectorate 1893–1907

* Nyasaland 1914–1925

* Nyasaland 1925–1964

* Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963

## References[edit]

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

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