The Seal of Palau depicts a traditional meeting center. The executive seal, used by overseas missions and by the nation's president, is also of a similar design.
| Seal of Palau | |
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| Armiger | Republic of Palau |
| Shield | a disk shows the traditional bai, a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones[1] |
| Motto | Olbiil era Kelulau The House of the whispered decisions Republic of Palau |
| Other elements | the Bai is surrounded by two names: in above, the Name of the National Congress of Palau, known as: "OLBIIL ERA KELULAU" (In Palauan for, "THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERED DECISIONS") and the Name of the State in below |
The seal also resembles the seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.
Historical coat of arms
Coat of Arms of Spain, until 1899
Coat of Arms of The German Empire 1899–1914
Proposed Arms of German New Guinea 1914
Emblem of Imperial Japan 1914–1944
Emblem of The South Seas Mandate
Coat of Arms of The United States 1944–1981
Emblem of The United Nations 1947–1965
Emblem of The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1965–1980
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