Officially hoisted 21 September 1981. Blue and red are the colours of the ruling and opposition parties respectively, and the 50 leaves in the wreath symbolize 1950, when the independence movement began. The arms retain the main features of the arms granted to British Honduras on 28 January 1907: sailors' and woodsmen's tools and a sailing ship. The tree behind the shield is a mahogany tree and supporting it are two men, denoting racial diversity. The motto means 'Flourish in the Shade'.
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