Coat of arms of Samoa

Coat of arms of Samoa
Coat of Arms Samoa.svg

The coat of arms of Samoa takes its inspiration from the United Nations, as New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on June 1, 1962, as Western Samoa. Samoa was the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The background is cross-hatched with a grid like the United Nations arms, most of the other elements are duplicated on the national flag.

The scroll at the bottom reads Samoa is founded on God in the Samoan language.

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