GARUDA PANCASILA
The Coat of Arms of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. The main
part of the coat of arms is the golden mythical bird Garuda with a shield on
its chest and a scroll gripped by its leg bears the national motto:
"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika", roughly means "Unity in Diversity".
The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles of
Indonesia's national philosophy. The numbers of feathers was meant to symbolize
the date of Indonesian Proclamation of Independence; 17 feathers on each wings,
8 tail feathers, 19 upper tail feathers (under the shield, above the tail), and
45 neck feathers; all symbolize 17-8-1945; 17th August 1945. Garuda Pancasila
was designed by Sultan Hamid II of Pontianak, and was adopted as national coat
of arms on February 11, 1950.
Shield is a shield that has long been
known in culture andcivilization of Indonesia as part
of a weapon which symbolizesthe
struggle, defense, and protection of themselves to achieve
the goal. In the middle of the shield there is a thick
black line depictingthe equator which describes the
location of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, which
is a tropical country that crossed the
equator extends from east to west. The
basic color on the space shield is
the Indonesian nationalflag colors "red and
white". While in the middle of a black base
color.
Both claws gripping Garuda Pancasila clutching a
piece of whitetape that read "Unity in
Diversity" is black. Motto Unity in Diversity is an
excerpt from the work of Mpu Tantular Kakawin Sutasoma. The
word "diversity" meansvariety or different, the
word "single" means one, the word
"ika" means that. Literally translated Unity
in Diversity "Various One That", which means eventhough different but essentially
remains is a unity, that among
the party-colored nation of Indonesia
is a unity. This motto is used to describe
the unity and integrity of the Nation and the Republic
of Indonesia,
which consists of diverse cultural, language, race,
ethnicity,religion and belief.
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