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Africa


          Seychelles


          Ratio: 1:2   Adopted: January 8, 1996   Usage: National and Civil

          The flag                                                 Red, white,
          now includes                                           and green are
          blue and                                                the colors of
          yellow, the                                                the spup
          colors of the
          Democratic
          Party








          Africa
            NY
           +ENYNY        The Seychelles became independent from France
            NYA
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           4AAN AN ANZANIA  in 1976. In 1977, a coup d’état  brought the
            N
             -OZAMBIQUE  Seychelles Peoples United Party to power.
          The Seychelles has had three flags   the latest flag allows for the colors of
          since independence. After the coup   the Democratic Party to be included
          of 1977 a new national flag based on   in a striking new design.
          the party flag of the ruling SPUP was   The coat of arms was adopted in
          adopted. This used their colors of   1976 and it has been only slightly
          red, white, and green.            altered since then. It is based on the
             Following the adoption of the  old colonial badge and depicts the
          Constitution of 1993, the existence   most famous inhabitant of the
          of other parties was permitted and   islands, the giant tortoise.



          ARMS OF THE SEYCHELLES
                                                        The crest is a paille-en-
                                                        queue, a native bird of
                      Two sailfish                       the Seychelles
                  support the arms
           The giant tortoise and palm                  A Latin motto—“Finis
              have been in use in the                   Coronat Opus,” meaning
           arms since the 19th century                  “The end crowns the
                                                        work,” was chosen in the
                                                        19th century


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