Coat of arms of Kiribati

The arms feature a golden-coloured lesser frigatebird[a] over a rising sun on a red background among white and blue stripes (symbol of the Pacific) and the 3 pairs of stripes represent the three archipelagos of the nation (Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands).

After being drawn by Sir Arthur Grimble in 1932, the coat of arms was granted by the College of Arms on 1 May 1937 to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, then British Colony, which paid £25 for it, and was adapted as the official coat of arms of Kiribati in 1979 with the new motto.

The design was partially inspired by the flag of the Company of Scotland.

[2] The previous motto of the British Colony (1937–1979) was "Fear God, Honour the King" (both in Gilbertese, Maaka te Atua, Karinea te Uea; or Tuvaluan, Mataku i te Atua, Fakamamalu ki te Tupu).

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1968 Gilbert & Ellice stamp, after A$ first introduction, representing the coat of arms of the colony (1937–1976). The bird is displayed incorrectly, being white in colour instead of yellow/gold, and lacking the frigatebird's distinctive beak .