Emblem of Bougainville
Emblem of Bougainville | |
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Armiger | The Autonomous Bougainville Government |
Adopted | 1978, 2002 |
Crest | Upe head dress |
Torse | Drum sticks |
Shield | Garamut drum |
Motto | Autonomous Region of Bougainville |
The Emblem of Bougainville is an official symbol of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
The emblem depicts a traditional garamut drum, drum sticks and an upe head dress. It was initially adopted in 1978 for the then province of North Solomons and continued to remain in use, with a modified legend, when the Autonomous Region of Bougainville was created in 2002.
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