Mouila

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Official blazon
French	D'argent à la sirène de sable à deux queues de gueules, au chef du même chargé à dextre d'un clef d'or contournée, et a senestre d'une crosse du même, ces deux figures posées en pal et mouvant de la partition.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The siren recalls a local legend of a female sea monster, the bishop's crosier is a symbol of the Diocese of Mouila and the key symbolises the administration, Mouila is the capital of the Region of Ngounié and the seat of a bishop.

Image gallery

The arms on a stamp and FDC

Literature: Blasons République Gabonaise

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