Emblem of Papua New Guinea
Emblem of Papua New Guinea | ||
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Shield Bird-of-paradise proper | | |
Compartment | Traditional spear and kundu drum |
The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a
Administrator Sir Leslie Johnson on 24 June 1971. The ordinance came into effect after its publication in the Papua New Guinea Gazette of 1 July 1971.[1]
Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL EMBLEM.[2]
The Papua New Guinea National Emblem is a partially-stylized representation of the widespread Bird of Paradise Genus paradisaea in display, head turned to its left, seated on the upturned grip of a horizontal Kundu drum with the drum-head to the right side of the bird, from behind which a horizontal ceremonial spear projects with the head to the left of the bird.
If coloured proper, the following colours should be used –
BIRD OF PARADISE
- Head …. …. …. …. …. Yellow
- Bill …. …. …. …. …. Grey-Blue
- Neck …. …. …. …. …. Black
- Breast …. …. …. …. …. Green with yellow band
- Abdomen …. …. …. …. …. Light brown, darkening to vent
- Wings and long tail feathers …. …. Brown (reddish)
- Display plumes …. …. …. …. …. Deep red (slightly brownish)
SPEAR
- Black, with white highlights.
KUNDU DRUM
- Drum head …. …. …. …. …. White
- Body …. …. …. …. …. Black, with white ornamentations
- Grip …. …. …. …. …. Black, with white highlights.
History
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Papua New Guinea | ||
Emblem | Period of use | Notes |
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1949–1971 | The coat of arms of Australia was used[citation needed] by the territory after the Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 united the two administrative areas into one territory; the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. | |
1971–present | On 1 July 1971 the National Identity Ordinance was passed into law by the House of Assembly. The ordinance introduced a new emblem for the territory, which was retained after independence by Papua New Guinea as an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975. |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of Papua New Guinea.
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- Papua New Guinea
- History of Papua New Guinea
- Flag of Papua New Guinea
- Coats of arms of Oceania
- Hal Holman
- Wilhelm Solf
References
- ^ de Vries, Hubert (2013-03-21). "PAPUA - NEW GUINEA". www.hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation, National Identity Act 1971
- ^ Herzfeld, Andreas. "Die Wappen- und Flaggenentwūrfe fūr die deutschen Kolonien" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-17.