Talk:Coat of arms of Panama

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The official description of the heraldic design is as follows: the motto menas what????????? "It rests on a green field, symbol of the vegetation; it is of pointed form and it is intervened as far as the division. The center shows the Isthmus with its seas and sky, in which the moon begins to rise above the waves and the sun begins to hide behind the mountain, marking thereby the solemn hour of the declaration of our independence. The head is divided in two quarters: in the one of the right hand, in the silver field, a sword and a gun are hung meant as abandonment for always to the civil wars, causes of our ruin; in the one of the left-hand side, and on field of gules, a crossed shovel and a grub hoe are shown shining, to symbolize the work " "The end of the coat of arms also is divided in two quarters: the one of the right-hand side, in blue field, shows a cornucopia, emblem of the wealth; and the one of the left-hand side, in field of silver, the winged wheel, symbol of the progress. Behind the shield and covering it with his opened wings, is the eagle, emblem of the sovereignty, the head turned towards the left, and takes in the tip a silver tape, which hangs from right to left. On the tape the following motto is printed "Pro Mundi Beneficio " "On the eagle, in arc form, seven gold stars go in representation of the provinces in which the Republic is divided. Like decorative accessories, to each side of the coat of arms two gathered national flags go on the other hand below"

For thirty-seven years the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Panama was not changed until the Constitution of 1941 was promulgated. The National Assembly dictated in March of this year Law 28 on the Coat of Arms, in which the following reforms were introduced: the saber and the gun are meant as attitude of alert in defense of our sovereignty, in the place of "abandonment to mean good bye to the civil wars ". 311 projects appeared to change the motto and the Jury named to make the selection decided for: "Solo Dios sobre Nosotros" (Only God Above Us). Nevertheless, the National Assembly when approving the Law 28 already referred to, rejected it and preferred the one of "Justice, Honor and Freedom ". Five years later, in 1946, Panama returned to the old symbol with the well-known motto of "Pro Mundi Beneficio ".

The formal adoption and regulation of the use of the national flag, anthem and coat of arms were reglamented by law 34 of 1949.

Species of eagle?
Saying that the law didn't specify what species of eagle shows a lot of ignorance about heraldry, to which for the most part an eagle is an eagle (at least unless otherwise specified). --Daniel C. Boyer 21:37, 12 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Maybe the person who wrote the part of the Harpy Eagle (National bird of Panama), just wanted to say that no specific species of Eagle was specified in the description of the Coat of Arms, thus someone drawing the coats of arms could use a bald eagle, a golden eagle, etc. Yes an eagle is an eagle, but which one of the different species of eagle should be on the coat of arms is a different thing.


 * Hhofuentes 03:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Not really. You'd expect no (named) species of eagle to be on a coat of arms because as long as heraldry has had eagles they've virtually primarily and exclusively be blazoned as "an eagle" and shown (roughly) in a particular way -- there isn't and never has been any question about a "species" of eagle except in the exceedingly rare instances in which the species is named.  The depiction should just be of an eagle unless a named species makes it desirable to depict said species.  --Daniel C. Boyer 14:38, 13 September 2006 (UTC)