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Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Belize" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber [7] Bangladesh: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [8] Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis: Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha Belize: Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [9] Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [10] Botswana: Plains ...
From 1950 onward, an unofficial national flag was in use. It was blue, with the coat of arms on a white disc in the centre (sometimes a blank white circle was used as the coat of arms because it was difficult to draw). In 1981, Belize gained its independence and a competition was held to design a national flag for the country.
The coat of arms of Belize or national seal of Belize was adopted upon independence, and the current coat of arms is only slightly different from that used when Belize was a British colony (the Union Jack has been removed, and a Mestizo woodcutter has replaced one of the supporting Afro-Belizean woodcutters). [1] [2]
Panamanians, and Colombians call it macho de monte, and in Belize, where the Baird's tapir is the national animal, it is known as the mountain cow. In Mexico, it is called tzemen in Tzeltal; [citation needed] in Lacandon, it is called cash-i-tzimin, meaning "jungle horse" [citation needed] and in Tojolab'al it is called niguanchan, meaning "big ...
National symbols of Belize (1 C, 7 P) O. Cultural organisations based in Belize (4 C, 1 P) P. ... April (tapir) B. Batty boy; Belize National Dance Company; C ...
Former flag of the governor-general of British Honduras/Belize: A Union Jack defaced with the arms of British Honduras. 1919-1981: Flag of the British Honduras (Blue Ensign) A blue ensign with the arms of British Honduras. [13] [14] 1919-1981: Flag of the British Honduras (Red Ensign) A red ensign with the arms of British Honduras. 1950-1981 ...
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