Emblem of New Caledonia

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Emblem of New Caledonia
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ShieldA flèche faîtière thrust through tutut shells, and an Araucaria columnaris, all surmounted by the shell of a Nautilus

The emblem of New Caledonia consists of a nautilus shell in the foreground; the 2 symbols behind are (from left to right) a flèche faîtière, a kind of arrow which adorns the roofs of Kanak houses, thrust through tutut shells, and an Araucaria columnaris (an endemic tall pine).

Gallery

  • A French tricolour defaced with New Caledonia's emblem (unofficial).
    A French tricolour defaced with New Caledonia's emblem (unofficial).

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External links

Media related to Coats of arms of New Caledonia at Wikimedia Commons