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Coat of arms of the Central African Republic. The coat of arms of the Central African Republic consists of a shield in the centre, with two flags on its edges, and with a sun rising over the shield. Below and above the shield are banners, and there is a medal located below the shield as well. ZO KWE ZO, the motto in Sango, means "A man is a man" or "All people are people". The elephant and the baobab tree represent nature and the backbone of the country. The gold star on a map of Africa symbolises the position of the Central African Republic. The hand (bottom right quarter) was the symbol of the dominant MESAN party in 1963 when the arms were adopted. The bottom left quarter holds three diamonds, which symbolise the mineral resources of the country. The medal under the shield is the honorific decoration of the Order of Central African Merit.