Unlike a flag which can be used by anyone, the national Coat of Arms is restricted to the government or monarchies, official property such as buildings and the head-of-state for use.

How Uganda chose coat of arms, anthem and flag Saturday, October 10, 2020 Milton Obote (centre) swears in as Uganda’s prime minister on Independence Day in 1962.

Uganda's coat-of-arms has a shield and spears on a green mound with the sun in the centre, a drum, a kob and a crested crane. The former chief of the strategic planning and management unit at the ...

W ith its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda - featuring on the East African nation's flag and coat of arms.

On Friday, Uganda celebrated its 58th Independence anniversary. ... Uganda: How Uganda Chose Coat of Arms, Anthem and Flag. 10 October 2020. The Monitor (Kampala) By Isaac Mufumba.

With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs, the crested crane is beloved in Uganda - featuring on the East African nation's flag and coat of arms.