English: Coat of arms of Seychelles adopted on 18 June 1996. Heraldic description of the Armorial Bearings of the Republic of the Seychelles:
ARMS: Azure, a Female Coco de Mer Palm (Lodoicea maldivica) issuant from the base a grassy mount thereon a Giant Tortoise (Testudo gigantea) the whole in front of water rising therefrom to the dexter an Island and sailing thereon a two-masted Schooner in full sail all proper.
CREST: Upon a wreath Azure, Or, Gules, Argent and Vert above water barry wavy Azure and Argent a White Tailed Tropic Bird (Phaeton lepturus lepturus) volant proper.
SUPPORTERS: On either side a Sail Fish (Istiophorus gladius) proper
MOTTO: "FINIS CORONAT OPUS" (can be loosely translated as "The End Crowns the Work".)
des Wärch an anderi wytergee – des Wärch kopiere, verbreite un ibertrage
des Wärch verändere – des Wärch aapasse
Unter däne Bedingige:
Namenännig – Du muesch aagmässeni Aagabe zum Urheber un dr Rächt mache, e Link zue dr Lizänz zuefiege un aagee, eb Änderige gmacht wore sin. Die Aagabe chenne in ere aagmässene Art gmacht wäre, aber nit eso, ass dr Yydruck entstoht, ass dr Lizänzgeber Dii oder Dyy Gebruch vum Wärch unterstitze un guetheiße.
Wytergab unter glyche Bedingige – Wänn du des Wärch veränderesch, umwandlesch oder druf ufböusch, no derfsch s Ergebnis nume unter dr glyche oder ere kumpatible Lizänz wie s Orginal vereffetlige.
Dieses Werk stellt eine Flagge, ein Wappen, ein Siegel oder ein anderes offizielles Insigne dar. Die Verwendung solcher Symbole ist in manchen Ländern beschränkt. Diese Beschränkungen sind unabhängig von dem hier beschriebenen Urheberrechtsstatus.
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according to the 1996 law : banderole or, yellow beak of the bird (because it is a Phaeton lepturus lepturus) and plain background (because the law only specifies "Azure [...] all proper" so no gradient)