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Coat of arms of Suriname
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The coat of arms of Suriname was adopted on November 25, 1975.[1] It consists of two indigenous men carrying an oval shield, below which rests a pennant bearing the motto "justitia, pietas, fides." The shield features a sailing ship at sea on the left half and a royal palm on the earth on the right. In the center is a green diamond containing a five-pointed star.
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The sailboat represents Suriname's colonial past as a source of cash crops and its present day involvement in international commerce; the royal palm represents both the rainforest that covers two-thirds of the country and the country's involvement in agribusiness; the diamond represents the mining industry; the star symbolizes the five continents from which the inhabitants of Suriname immigrated.[2][3] The motto is Latin and means "justice, piety, trust." The shield bearers symbolize the indigenous people as the original inhabitants of the region.
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