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Nii Amon Kotei (24 May 1915 – 17 October 2011) was a Ghanaian sculptor, painter, musician, surveyor, and graphic artist. He is mostly remembered and celebrated as the designer of the coat of arms of Ghana . [ 1 ]
Coat of arms of Ghana; Armiger: Republic of Ghana: Adopted: 4 March 1957: Crest: A black star bordered in gold: Torse: Gold, green and red: Shield: Azure on a cross vert fimbriated Or a lion passant guardant Or, in the first quarter a linguist's staff and ceremonial sword crossed in saltire Or, in the second quarter issuant from five bars wavy Argent and Azure a castle Argent upon a mount Or ...
The country's new coat of arms, designed by Amon Kotei, includes eagles, a lion, a St. George's Cross, and a Black Star, with copious gold and gold trim. [139] Philip Gbeho was commissioned to compose the new national anthem, "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana". [140]
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.
Amon Kotei (1915–2011), commissioned designer of the coat of arms of Ghana. References a b; a b; This page was last edited on 7 December 2023, at 21:06 (UTC) ...
Vermandois coat of arms, the oldest known, circa 1115, adopted for a county that had been ruled by the last Carolingians. The origin of coats of arms is the invention, in medieval western Europe, of the emblematic system based on the blazon, which is described and studied by heraldry.
Kotei is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amon Kotei (1915–2011), Ghanaian artist and surveyor; David Kotei (born 1950), Ghanaian boxer; James Kotei (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer; J. E. A. Kotei, military pilot and diplomat; Robert Kotei (1935–1979), Ghanaian soldier, athlete, and politician
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