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Emblem of Papua New Guinea
Also known as Coat of Arms of Papua New Guinea
coat of arms
Key facts
- Armiger
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Adopted
- 1 July 1971
- Shield
- Bird-of-paradise proper
- Compartment
- Traditional spear and kundu drum
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- National emblem of Papua New Guinea.svg
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- Commons category
- Coats of arms of Papua New Guinea
- inception
- 1971-00-00
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The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a kundu drum. Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government, Holman was also involved in the design of the National flag. Both the emblem and the flag was accepted by the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea and signed into law as the National Identity Ordinance by the 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.
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