- Coat of arms of Mauritania
The Coat of arms of Mauritania ( _ar. شعار الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية) is based on the national
flag of Mauritania adopted onApril 1 ,1959 . Thecolors ofgreen andgold are consideredPan-African colors. Green is also to symbolizeIslam , and the gold for thesand s of theSahara desert. Thecrescent and star are symbols of Islam, the major religion in the nation. The edges read "Islamic Republic of Mauritania" inArabic and French.
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