Coat of Arms of Brazil

The coat of arms was created on 19th November 1889 four days after Brazil became a republic.

The coat of arms consists of an emblem surrounded by the supporters Coffee(at the left) and Tobacco(at the right) branches, two main crops of Brazil at that time. the Central Blue Circle shows the Southern Cross(also known as Cruzeiro do Sul). 

The outer blue ring has 27 stars which represents the 26 states if Brazil and The Federal District. 

The first line in the Blue Ribbon shows the official name of Brazil(República Federativa do Brasil — Federative Republic of Brazil). in the second line, the date of the establishment of the republic is shown- 15th November 1889.