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{{Infobox coat of arms
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|name = Seal of Palau
|name = Seal of Palau
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|shield = a disk shows the traditional ''[[Bai (house)|bai]]'', a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fotw.info/flags/pw.html|title = Palau}}</ref>
|shield = a disk shows the traditional ''[[Bai (house)|bai]]'', a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/pw.html|title = Palau}}</ref>
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The seal also resembles the seal of the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]], the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.
The seal also resembles the seal of the [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]], the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.


==Historical Armorial==
== Historical coat of arms ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Lesser Royal Coat of Arms of Spain (1700-1868 and 1834-1930) Pillars of Hercules Variant.svg|Coat of Arms of [[Spanish Empire|Spain]], until 1899
File:Lesser Royal Coat of Arms of Spain (1700-1868 and 1834-1930) Pillars of Hercules Variant.svg|Coat of Arms of [[Spanish Empire|Spain]], until 1899
File:Coat of arms of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg|Coat of Arms of The [[First Philippine Republic]] 1899-1901
File:Wappen Deutsches Reich - Reichsadler 1889.svg|Coat of Arms of The [[German Empire]] 1899–1914
File:Wappen Deutsches Reich - Reichsadler 1889.svg|Coat of Arms of The [[German Empire]] 1899-1914
File:Proposed Coat of Arms New Guinea 1914.svg|Proposed Arms of [[German New Guinea]] 1914
File:Proposed Coat of Arms New Guinea 1914.png|Proposed Arms of [[German New Guinea]] 1914
File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg|Emblem of [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japan]] 1914–1944
File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg|Emblem of [[Empire of Japan|Imperial Japan]] 1914-1944
File:Emblem of the South Pacific Mandate.svg|Emblem of The [[South Seas Mandate]]
File:Emblem of the South Pacific Mandate.svg|Emblem of The [[South Seas Mandate]]
File:Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg|Coat of Arms of The [[United States]] 1944-1981
File:Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg|Coat of Arms of The [[United States]] 1944–1981
File:Emblem of the United Nations.svg|Emblem of The [[United Nations]] 1947-1965
File:Emblem of the United Nations.svg|Emblem of The [[United Nations]] 1947–1965
File:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands seal.svg|Emblem of The [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]] 1965-1981
File:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands seal.svg|Emblem of The [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]] 1965–1980
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 08:58, 21 February 2024

Seal of Palau
ArmigerRepublic of Palau
Shielda disk shows the traditional bai, a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones[1]
MottoOlbiil era Kelulau
The House of the whispered decisions
Republic of Palau
Other elementsthe Bai is surrounded by two names: in above, the Name of the National Congress of Palau, known as: "OLBIIL ERA KELULAU" (In Palauan for, "THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERED DECISIONS") and the Name of the State in below

The Seal of Palau depicts a traditional meeting center. The executive seal, used by overseas missions and by the nation's president, is also of a similar design.

The seal also resembles the seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.

Historical coat of arms

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References

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  1. ^ "Palau".