The coat of arms of

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

are stipulated in the "''Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2)''". In the lower left quarter is a key and on the right-hand side is a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" meaning "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean".

Blazon

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or. # In the second, 3

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trees vert. # In the third, a key in pale the wards downwards gules. # In the issuant, from the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent. (b) for the supporters- # On the dexter side, a

dodo The dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire. ...

per bend sinister embattled gules and argent, and # On the sinister side, a

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per bend embattled argent and gules, each supporting a sugar cane erect proper, (c) with the motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (''lat: Star and Key of the Indian Ocean'')

Colour code

*Azure – Royal Blue (Pantone Reflex Blue) *Or – Gold (Metallic Gold) *Vert – Emerald Green (Pantone Green) *Gules – Warm Red (Pantone 2X) *Argent – Silver (Metallic Silver)

References

National coats of arms National symbols of Mauritius Symbols introduced in 1906 Coats of arms with trees Coats of arms with ships Coats of arms with keys Coats of arms with stars Coats of arms with birds Coats of arms with deer Coats of arms with sugarcane National emblems with birds Dodo {{Mauritius-stub