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These symbols include the national flag, coat of arms, anthem, and pledge, as well as the national flower, animal, currency, and other national emblems. [1] The Nigerian flag , designed in 1959 by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi , features three vertical stripes of green and white, symbolising agriculture and peace, respectively.
Armiger: Federal Republic of Nigeria: Adopted: 20 May 1960: Crest: An eagle displayed Gules.: Torse: Argent and Vert: Shield: Sable a Pall wavy argent: Supporters: Two horses Argent: Compartment: A grassy field proper, the yellow flowers at the base (incorrectly shown as red in the image) are Costus Spectabilis, Nigeria's national flower.
State flag: A vertical bicolour triband of a green, white and green; charged with the coat of arms in the centre Civil ensign: A red field with the national flag, in the canton State ensign: A blue field with the national flag, in the canton
Nigerian flag at the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC. The flag of Nigeria was designed by Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi and was officially adopted to represent Nigeria at midnight on 1 October 1960, the day the country gained independence. The flag was chosen as part of a nationwide open contest held by the government, with Akinkunmi's design ...
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON); Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON); Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff.
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Lecznar states: "the image of the half yellow sun was the central emblem of the Biafran flag and continues to be a powerful symbol of the hope garnered by the Igbo population after Biafra's secession from Nigeria, but also of the failure of the post-independence Nigerian nation". [16]
Nigerian heraldry is the system of heraldry that exists in Nigeria. It dates to the country's pre-colonial period , and due to an absence of a central heraldic authority , it is currently largely unregulated.