Coat of arms of Aceh
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| Coat of arms of Aceh | |
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| Armiger | Aceh Province (as the official successor to the Special Region of Aceh Province) |
| Adopted | 1961 |
| Shield | Dacin, rencong, paddy, cotton, pepper, chimney, book, and kalam |
| Motto | Pancacita |
The Coat of arms of Aceh, also known as Pancacita, is a coat of arms consisting of a pentagonal shield that resembles a kopiah. Inside it is a scale with two rencongs at the top, under it, a stalk of rice, cotton, and factory chimneys, with a mosque dome and a qalam pen pointing at a book in between, with the province's motto in Sanskrit below, reading: Pancacita[1]
History
Adopted in 1961 through Regional Regulation of the Special Region of Aceh Province No. 39 of 1961 concerning emblem of Special Region of Aceh,[2] the coat of arms was designed by Chairul Bahri, a Gayo painter from Aceh.[3]
Meaning
The coat of arms has the motto Pancacita ('Five Ideals'), namely justice, heroism, prosperity, harmony, and welfare. The symbolism of Pancacita's motto can also found in the individual symbols inside the shield:[4]
- Scale representing justice
- Rencong representing heroism
- Rice, cotton, and factory chimneys representing welfare
- Mosque dome representing harmony
- Book and qalam pen representing prosperity
The mosque dome, book, and qalam pen may also represent Aceh's spirituality and religiosity, especially Islam, and knowledge.[5] The coat of arms colours also has the following meanings:
- White representing purity
- Yellow representing prosperity
- Green representing proserity and welfare
