Coat of arms of Mauritius

The Coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the "Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2)":

The armorial ensigns and supporters of Mauritius are described as:

(a) for arms-

1. Quarterly azure and or, in the first quarter a lymphad of the last.
2. In the second, 3 palm trees vert.
3. In the third, a key in pale the wards downwards gules.
4. In the issuant, from the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent.

(b) for the supporters-

1. On the dexter side, a dodo per bend sinister embattled gules and argent, and
2. On the sinister side, a sambur deer 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) [1]

It was designed by the Lord Mayor of Johannesburg in 1906, Johann Van Der Puf.