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The elements which appear in the coat of arms are:

  • The shield has images both representing Fiji's primary produce and its links with both its colonial and pre-colonial past. The English lion stands above the Cross of St. George, but in its paws it holds a cocoa pod. Three of the four quarters around the cross also contain crops: sugarcanes, a coconut palm, and a bunch of bananas. The remaining quarter shows a dove of peace, which was the main element of the flag of King Cakobau, the first King of Fiji.
  • The supporters are two Fijian warriors dressed in mulberry bark tapa skirts, one of them holding a lance and the other a pineapple mace, all proper;
  • The crest features a wreath Argent and Gules as well as a canoe with outrigger all proper;
  • The motto displays the national motto "Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui" (Fear God and honour the King).
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