The national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed several times since 1997. The current one was introduced in 2006 and depicts a leopard head, surrounded by an elephanttusk to the left and a spear to the right. Below are the three words which make up the national motto: Justice, Paix, Travail (Justice, Peace, Work in French). It was adopted on 18 February 2006 by PresidentJoseph Kabila.
The arms are described in detail in Section 1, Article 1 of the 2005 constitution.[1]
The old emblem, which was introduced in 2003, depicted three interlocked hands surrounded by two laurel branches. At the top is a lion head and at the bottom the motto Démocratie, Justice, Unité (Democracy, Justice, Unity in French).[2]
The coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1999 consists of a light blue shield. In the middle is a yellow star, above which there are six smaller stars. This coat of arms was introduced along with the flag.
An even older arms from 1971 to 1997, when the nation was known as Zaire, depicted a leopard head, below it a pair of crossed spears, around it a branch and an elephant tusk. The words Paix, Justice, Travail are written on a white band under the spears. This device was officially introduced on 1 August 1964.
emblem, democratic, republic, congo, national, emblem, democratic, republic, congo, changed, several, times, since, 1997, current, introduced, 2006, depicts, leopard, head, surrounded, elephant, tusk, left, spear, right, below, three, words, which, make, natio. The national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed several times since 1997 The current one was introduced in 2006 and depicts a leopard head surrounded by an elephant tusk to the left and a spear to the right Below are the three words which make up the national motto Justice Paix Travail Justice Peace Work in French It was adopted on 18 February 2006 by President Joseph Kabila Arms of the Democratic Republic of the CongoVersionsPresidential SealArmigerDemocratic Republic of the CongoAdopted2006ShieldA leopard head surrounded by an elephant tusk to the left and a spear to the rightMottoJustice Paix Travail Justice Peace Labor The arms are described in detail in Section 1 Article 1 of the 2005 constitution 1 The old emblem which was introduced in 2003 depicted three interlocked hands surrounded by two laurel branches At the top is a lion head and at the bottom the motto Democratie Justice Unite Democracy Justice Unity in French 2 The coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1999 consists of a light blue shield In the middle is a yellow star above which there are six smaller stars This coat of arms was introduced along with the flag An even older arms from 1971 to 1997 when the nation was known as Zaire depicted a leopard head below it a pair of crossed spears around it a branch and an elephant tusk The words Paix Justice Travail are written on a white band under the spears This device was officially introduced on 1 August 1964 Contents 1 Gallery 1 1 Unilaterally declared states 2 Subnational emblems 3 See also 4 ReferencesGallery edit nbsp Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Kongo 1528 1541 nbsp Coat of arms of theCongo Free State 1885 1908 nbsp Coat of arms of the Belgian Congo 1908 1960 3 nbsp Coat of arms of the Congo 1960 1963 nbsp Coat of arms of the Congo 1963 1971 nbsp Variant coat of arms of the Congo 1963 1971 nbsp Coat of arms of Zaire 1971 1997 nbsp Variant coat of arms of Zaire 1971 1997 nbsp Coat of arms of the Congo 1997 1999 nbsp Greater coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of Congo 1999 2003 nbsp Coat of arms of the Congo 1999 2003 nbsp Proposed coat of arms of the Congo 2001 nbsp Coat of arms of the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2003 2006 Unilaterally declared states edit nbsp Coat of arms of the State of Katanga 1960 1963 nbsp Coat of arms of South Kasai 1960 1962 nbsp Coat of arms of the People s Republic of the Congo 1964 1965 Subnational emblems editSome of the Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have adopted their own distinctive emblems others use the national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo nbsp Kinshasa nbsp Kongo Central nbsp Kwilu Province nbsp Mai Ndombe Province nbsp Kasai Province nbsp Kasai Central nbsp Kasai Oriental nbsp Sankuru nbsp Maniema nbsp South Kivu nbsp North Kivu nbsp Ituri Province nbsp Haut Uele nbsp Tshopo nbsp Bas Uele nbsp Tshuapa nbsp Tanganyika Province nbsp Lualaba Province nbsp Haut Katanga ProvinceSee also editArmorial of Africa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the CongoReferences edit Constitution de la Republique democratique du Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Inter Congolese dialogue Draft constitution of the transition PDF p 4 Retrieved 2022 04 22 www hubert herald nl Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo amp oldid 1217358732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
