Coat of arms of Tunisia

Coat of arms of Tunisia
Armiger	Republic of Tunisia
Crest	"A white circle with a figure of a red star with five points encircled by a red crescent."
Shield	A shield or divided in point consisting of: sinister, a lion sable turned to the left and armed with a scimitar argent; dexter, scales sable; in chief, a ship with a hull bistre, sails argent and flags gules sailing on a sea azure.
Motto	Arabic: (right to left) نظام - حرية - عدالة (Freedom, Order, Justice)

The coat of arms of Tunisia is divided into three parts. The upper part features a Carthaginian galley sailing on the sea (symbol of freedom). The lower part is itself divided vertically: on the left there is a black scale (symbol of justice) and on the right a black lion grasping a silver scimitar (symbol of order). Between the two parts is a banner bearing the national motto: “Freedom, Order, Justice” (Arabic: حرية، نظام، عدالة). Finally, at the top of the coat of arms is a circle with a red border into which is inserted the red crescent and star appearing on the flag of Tunisia.

Until the law of 1963, the background was azure (upper part), gold (lower dexter part) and gules (lower sinistral part). Subsequently, the gold color uniformly replaces them. Only the motto inscribed on the coat of arms appears in the 1959 Constitution.