Coat Of Arms Of Réunion

The coat of arms of Réunion represents the island and overseas departement of Réunion. This coat of arms was created by Émile Merwart in 1925 on the occasion of a colonial exhibition that was to be held in Petite-Île.

Elements

*The upper left Field (heraldry), field of the Escutcheon (heraldry), shield shows mountains, one of them an erupting volcano, with the Roman numerals, Roman numeral 'MMM' (3000), indicating the approximate height of the Piton des Neiges, which is 3069 meters.
*The upper right field portrays the ship ''Saint-Alexis'', which arrived at the island in 1638.
*The three Fleur-de-lis, lilies (a symbol of the House of Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty) allude to the historical name of Réunion, Île de Bourbon, a possession of the French monarchy.
*The bees on the lower right field symbolize the historical period of the island under the domination of the First French Empire. Bees are Bee (heraldry), symbols used by Napoleon Bonaparte.
*The shield in the centre represents the Flag of France, French tricolour with the initials RF in the middle, for ''République Française'' (French Republic).

Logo

The Regional Council of Réunion uses a logo depicting a stylized representation of the island with the text "Region Reunion". Variants also exist which add the words "Valorisons nos atouts" (Let's value our strengths) in French language, French and five coloured squares to represent equality and diversity.

See also

*Flag of Réunion

References

External links

Culture of Réunion
French coats of arms, Reunion
Coats of arms with fleurs de lis, Reunion
Coats of arms with mountains, Reunion
Coats of arms with ships, Reunion
Coats of arms with bees, Reunion
Coats of arms with lilies, Reunion

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