Coat of arms of Tuvalu
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The coat of arms of Tuvalu shows a shield with a golden border, which is decorated in a pattern with eight mussels and eight banana leaves. The shield itself shows a hut beneath a blue sky on green grounds. Beneath the ground are stylized depictions in blue and gold of ocean waves.
[edit] Inscription
Beneath the shield stands a banner with the Tuvaluan inscription Tuvalu mo te Atua, which translates "Tuvalu for the Almighty" and additionally serves as the title of the Tuvaluan national anthem.
[edit] History
The coat of arms of Tuvalu featured on the national Flag of Tuvalu in 1995-1996 but the design which was introduced in those years proved to be unpopular and the old flag, featuring the British Union Flag in the hoist, and omitting the Tuvaluan coat of arms, was reinstated.
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