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Coat of arms of Mauritius | |
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Armiger | Republic of Mauritius |
Adopted | 1906 |
Shield | Quarterly azure and or: (1) A lymphad or; (2) 3 palm trees vert; (3) A key in pale the wards downwards gules; (4) From the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent |
Supporters | On the dexter side, a dodo per bend sinister embattled gules and argent and on the sinister side, a sambar deer per bend embattled argent and gules, each supporting a sugar cane erect proper |
Motto | Stella Clavisque Maris Indici "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" |
Earlier version(s) | ![]() British Mauritius |
Use | 1869–1906 |
The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the "Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2)". In the lower left quarter is a key and on the right-hand side is a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" meaning "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean".