Coat of arms of Vanuatu
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The Coat of arms of Vanuatu features a Melanesian warrior
superimposed on a boar
's tusk
, over a scroll that reads Long God yumi stanap (In God we stand, in Bislama).
Warrior
A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...
superimposed on a boar
Boar
Wild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
's tusk
Tusk
Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth, usually but not always in pairs, that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canines, as with warthogs, wild boar, and walruses, or, in the case of elephants and narwhals, elongated incisors...
, over a scroll that reads Long God yumi stanap (In God we stand, in Bislama).