Coat of arms of Solomon Islands | |
Armiger: | Charles III in Right of Solomon Islands |
Year Adopted: | 1978 |
Crest: | On a helmet guardant, lambrequined Argent and Azure, a Solomon Islands war canoe proper and a Sun radiant Or |
Torse: | Argent and azure |
Shield: | Or, a Saltire Vert charged with two spears in saltire, points in base and a bow and two arrows charged with a native shield in fess point, between two Turtles all proper, and on a chief Azure an Eagle sejant on a branch between two Frigate birds all proper |
Supporters: | On the dexter, a Crocodile, and on the sinister a Shark, both proper |
Compartment: | A stylised two-headed Frigate bird Sable |
Motto: | To Lead Is to Serve |
The coat of arms of Solomon Islands shows a shield which is framed by a crocodile and a shark. The motto is displayed under it, which reads "To Lead Is to Serve". Over the shield there is a helmet with decorations, crowned by a stylised sun.[1] [2]