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Africa

Swaziland

Ratio: 2:3 Adopted: October 30, 1967 Usage: National and Civil

Injobo tassles, made Assegais are
from widowbird and Swazi spears
lourie feathers

The pattern of the shield is taken
from the Emasotsha Regiment

Africa
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It is now ruled by the Swazi royal family who
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founded the kingdom in the 19th century.
The flag is based on one given by are two assegais—local spears. The
the late King Sobhuza II to the shield and assegais appear on the
Swazi Pioneer Corps in 1941. On national arms, which is supported by
it are an Emasotsha shield, laid a lion and an elephant, symbolic of
horizontally. The shield is reinforced the King and of the Queen Mother.
by a staff from which hang injobo The crest is an otter-skin head-dress
tassles; bunches of feathers of the decorated with widowbird feathers,
widowbird and the lourie. They also and the motto is “Siyinqaba” meaning
decorate the shield. Above the staff “We are the fortress.”

ARMS OF SWAZILAND
A head-dress and
widowbird feathers
A lion, symbolic
of the King
An elephant, symbolic
The national motto— of the Queen Mother
“We are the fortress”

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