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The Coat of Arms of Brazil was created in November 19 , 1889 , 4 days after Brazil became a Republic . The coat of arms consists of the central emblem surrounded by Coffee (at the left) and Tobacco (at the right) branches, which are important crops in Brazil. In the blue circle in the center, the Southern Cross (also known as Crux ) can be seen. The ring of 27 stars around it represents Brazil's 26 States and 1 Federal District . The blue ribbon contains the official name of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil - Federative Republic of Brazil) in its first line. In the second line, the date of the federative republic's establishment ( November 15 , 1889 ) is written. THE NATIONAL ARMS The National Arms were instituted by Decree No. 4 , with alteration made by Law No. 5443 of 28 May 1968 (Annex No. 8) The making of the National Arms should conform to the proportions of 15 units of height by 14 of width and take into account the following provisions:
THE EMPIRE OF BRAZIL The above coat of arms were used by both Emperors Dom Pedro I and Dom Pedro II until the downfall of the monarchy in 1889 . These arms have remained unused since. On 18 September 1822 , Dom Pedro I signed a decree instituting these arms stating "...henceforth the arms of this Kingdom of Brazil will be, on a green field, a gold armillary sphere superimposed on a cross of the Order of Christ, the sphere encircled by 19 silver stars on a blue circle; and a royal crown with diamonds set atop the shield, the sides of which will be embraced by two plants of coffee and tobacco, as emblems of its Kingdom's riches, in their proper colors and tied at the bottom with the national bow-knot." SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK
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