Coat of arms of East Kalimantan
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| Coat of arms of East Kalimantan | |
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| Shield | Vert, a hexagonal shield palewise Gules and Or, against a mandau and a sumpit arrow Argent crossing over; surrounded by a garland of 8 gouttes d'eau on the left and 9 gouttes d'or on the right. At the below, a ribbon Argent with the motto ruhui - rahayu, and at the top, a ribbon Or with the text KALIMANTAN - TIMUR with a star Or above. |
| Motto | Ruhui - rahayu ('Peaceful and harmonious') |
The coat of arms of East Kalimantan (Indonesian: lambang Kalimantan Timur) consists of a five-pointed shield, which includes a star, talawang (hexagonal shield), mandau and sumpit arrow, and a garland of 8 gouttes d'eau and 9 gouttes d'or, each representing oil and resin, respectively.
The yellow star represents the belief in one God, the talawang represents peace, the mandau and sumpit represents the struggles of the people of East Kalimantan, and the oil and resin drops represents the rich natural resources of East Kalimantan. Inside the ribbon, there is a motto that reads "ruhui - rahayu", which is represents the ideals for a just, prosperous, peaceful people, as well as whose accepted by God.[1]