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The '''coat of arms of [[Cameroon]]''' consists of a shield with a banner above and below it. Behind the shield are two crossed [[fasces]]. The shield has the same color pattern as the [[flag of Cameroon]], and in the center is a map of the nation. The scales of justice are superimposed on top of the map of the nation since 1984.

==Description==
The [[constitution of Cameroon]] describes the coat of arms as follows:<ref>[https://www.prc.cm/en/multimedia/documents/6285-loi-n-96-06-du-18-01-1996-revision-constitution-1972-en Constitution of Cameroon, English]</ref>

''The coat of arms of the Republic of Cameroon shall be an escutcheon surmounted chief by the legend <<Republic of Cameroon>> and supported by two crossed fasces with the motto <<Peace-Work-Fatherland>> base.''

''The escutcheon shall be composed of a star on a field [vert] and triangle gules, charged with the geographical outline of Cameroon azure, and surcharged with the sword and scales of justice sable.''

The previous version of the state arms had text in French  only, with "République du Cameroun – 1er Janvier 1960" on a scroll above the shield, and "Paix, Travail, Patrie" below the shield.  The shield differed in that the green and yellow areas to left and right each had one large blue five-pointed star, while the central red area did not have a star on top (so that the blue map outline of Cameroon extended higher).<ref>''Guide to the Flags of the World'' by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (((ISBN|0-688-01141-1))), p. 144.</ref>

== Earlier coats of arms ==
===Proposed arms 1914===
In 1914, the German government decided to assign coats of arms to its overseas colonies, including Cameroon.  Arms were designed, but [[World War I]] broke out before the project was  finalised, and the arms were never actually taken into use. Giving the colonies their own insignia in time of war could let them have a symbol to rally around in case of rebellion. The arms proposed for [[Kamerun|the Imperial Colony of Cameroon]] depicted an elephant's head and the German imperial eagle on a chief. The eagle and the imperial crown on the shield was the same for all the proposed colonial arms.<ref name=lv>Schurdel, H.D. . Battenberg (1995).  ''Flaggen & Wappen Deutschland - Heraldik, Hymnen, BRD & DDR Flaggen und Wappen, Deutsche Ostgebiete, ehem. deutsche Kolonien u.v.m.''</ref>

== Other coats of arms ==
<gallery>
File:British Cameroons Seal.svg|Badge of [[British Cameroons]] (1922-1961)
File:Emblem of French Cameroon.svg|Seal of [[French Cameroon]] (1916-1960)
File:Proposed Coat of Arms Kamerun 1914.svg|[[Coats of arms of German colonies|Proposed coat of arms]] of [[German Cameroon]] (1914)
File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Cameroon_(1960-1961).svg|Coat of arms of Cameroon (1960-1961)
File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Cameroon_(1961-1975).svg|Coat of arms of Cameroon (1961-1975)
Coat of Arms of Cameroon (1975-1986).svg|Coat of arms of Cameroon (1975-1986)

</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Flag of Cameroon]]
*[[Coats of arms of German colonies]]

==References==
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==External links==
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((Coat of arms of Africa))

[[Category:National symbols of Cameroon]]
[[Category:National coats of arms|Cameroon]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with the fasces|Cameroon]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with weighing scales]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with stars|Cameroon]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with maps|Cameroon]]


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