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| Keywords: Coat of arms of Honduras.svg coat of arms of Honduras was on October 3 1825 Dionisio Herrera as the Head of the State of Honduras decreed Through his initiative Honduras acquired its own national shield one which represents Honduran history and the rich variety of national resources that it possesses and which should be protected and conserved The National Congress thereby declared in its decree 16 and article 142 designated the shield as a national symbol for all uses in a clear and general manner The National Congress approved this in Tegucigalpa on January 10 1935 http //www honduras com/official/ The National Congress decrees Article 1 - The National Coat-of-Arms that shall be used is a equilateral triangle On its base a volcano between two castles over them is the rainbow and below it and behind the volcano a sun rises spreading light The triangle is placed over land which appears to be bathed by both seas Atlantic and Pacific Around it an oval containing in gold lettering REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS LIBRE SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 Republic of Honduras Free Sovereign and Independent 15th September 1821 On the top part of the oval there is a quiver full of arrows from which hang horns of plenty joined with a knot resting over a mountain range from which clearly stand three oaktrees on the right handside and three pinetrees on the left and the mines a bar a drill a wedge a sledgehammer and a hammer all distributed as appropriate http //flagspot net/flags/hn html own Items taken from Image Naval_Ensign_of_Honduras svg El Ágora 2008-07-16 Yes insignia Coats of arms of Honduras Rainbows in heraldry Stone Pines in heraldry | ||||
