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image by Željko Heimer, 5 November 2001
See also :
Here and here there are two more versions of
the CoA.
Fred Drews, 21 November 1999
Honduras also has 15 SEPTIEMBRE - 1821 - as El Salvador does, but in the same ovoidal
scroll as its extended name 'REPCA [ca in smaller underlined
letters] DE HONDURAS LIBRE SOBERANA INDEPENDIENTE' (free,
sovereign and independent).
Ivan Sache, 11 September 1999
Here is translation of the information that is at
<www.intertel.hn> (defunct):
National Coat-of-Arms of Honduras
The National Congress decrees:
Article 1 - The National Coat-of-Arms that shall be used is a
equilateral triangle. On its base a volcano between two castles,
over them is the rainbow and below it [and] behind the volcano a
sun rises spreading light. The triangle [is] placed over land
which appears to be bathed by both seas [Atlantic and Pacific].
Around it an oval containing in gold lettering: "REPUBLICA
DE HONDURAS, LIBRE, SOBERANA E INDEPENDIENTE. 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE
1821" [Republic of Honduras, Free, Sovereign and
Independent. 15th September 1821] On the top part of the oval
there is a quiver full of arrows from which hang horns of plenty
joined with a knot resting over a mountain range from which
clearly stand three oaktrees on the right handside and three
pinetrees on the left, and the mines, a bar, a drill, a wedge, a
sledgehammer and a hammer [all] distributed as appropriate.
Santiago Dotor, 15 September 1999
From <www.honduras.com>:
"Honduras, like all other countries that were Spanish
colonies, used the shields of Spain, but once the country became
independent, these shields were no longer necessary. Dionisio de
Herrera, as the Head of the State of Honduras, decreed the
creation of a national shield on October 3, 1825. Through his
initiative, Honduras acquired its own national shield, one which
represents Honduran history and the rich variety of national
resources that it possesses and which should be protected and
conserved. The National Congress thereby declared in its decree #
16 and article 142, designated the shield as a national symbol
for all uses, in a clear and general manner. The National
Congress approved this in Tegucigalpa on January 10, 1935. Tecleo
aquí para la traducción española."
Here is the image from this
site
Dov Gutterman, 6 April 2000
I found an arc of five stars appears below the arms in 71
Pedersen's book and 91 Crampton's book while 75 Smith's /92
Hesmer's books do not show five stars.
I am wondering when the stars were officially removed from Coat
of Arms.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 3 June 2000
As far as I know, the Naval Ensign features the stars under
the Coat of Arms, which itself has no star
Armand du Payrat, 5 June 2000