Seal of Palau | |
Middle Width: | 100 |
Middle Caption: | Executive Seal of Palau |
Armiger: | Republic of Palau |
Shield: | a disk shows the traditional bai, a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones[1] |
Motto: | Olbiil era Kelulau The House of the whispered decisions Republic of Palau |
Other Elements: | the Bai is surrounded by two names: in above, the Name of the National Congress of Palau, known as: "OLBIIL ERA KELULAU" (In Palauan for, "THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERED DECISIONS") and the Name of the State in below |
The Seal of Palau depicts a traditional meeting center. The executive seal, used by overseas missions and by the nation's president, is also of a similar design.
The seal also resembles the seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.