Coat of arms of Malawi

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.

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]

• British Central Africa Protectorate 1893–1907
  British Central Africa Protectorate 1893–1907
• Nyasaland 1914–1925
  Nyasaland 1914–1925
• Nyasaland 1925–1964
  Nyasaland 1925–1964
• Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963
  Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953–1963

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