Seal of Palau explained

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.

References

  1. Web site: Palau.