Coat of arms of Malaysia

Coat of arms of Malaysia
ArmigerMalaysia
Adopted1963 (last modified 1988)
CrestA crescent and a fourteen-pointed federal star Or.
ShieldTierced per pale, the second three-and-a-half times as wide as the other two: The first (at dexter) per fess of three: Argent, on a wreath of the colours upon a mount an areca nut-palm leaved and fructed Proper, Or a representation of the Penang Bridge proper and barry wavy of ten Azure and Argent; the second per fess, in chief paly of four Gules, Sable, Argent and Or, in base paly of three all Argent, the Coat of Arms of Sabah, a Bunga Raya (hibiscus flower), and the Coat of Arms of Sarawak all Proper; the third (at sinister) Argent, a Malacca tree standing on a base Proper; and a chief Gules, five krisses in their sheaths, per pale Or.
SupportersTwo tigers rampant Proper
MottoBersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay)
('Unity is Strength')

The coat of arms of Malaysia (Jata Negara Malaysia) is a coat of arms comprising a shield or escutcheon, two tigers for supporters, a crescent and fourteen-pointed star for a crest and a motto. As the Malaysian coat of arms descended from that of the Federated Malay States under British colonial rule, it resembles European heraldic designs.