File:Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg

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Description

English: Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.

Deutsch: Staatswappen von Simbabwe.

Date

25 March 2008

Source

eigene Arbeit, own work.

AK 47 from File:AK47.svg by Meul

Author

FischX, Meul

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:23, 22 March 2026		384 × 340 (438 KB)	ErrrrrWhat	Reverted to version as of 08:21, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
	08:29, 21 March 2026		384 × 340 (321 KB)	MarsFerz	Reverted to version as of 11:01, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
	08:21, 10 October 2025		384 × 340 (438 KB)	Mangwanani	ZW bird
	17:21, 7 September 2025		384 × 340 (321 KB)	Fry1989	Long-standing edition.
	20:27, 6 September 2025		380 × 328 (360 KB)	The Squirrel Conspiracy	Reverted to version as of 15:26, 7 September 2023 (UTC) - It is a safe bet that whatever version Flag12 chooses is intentionally incorrect
	15:04, 12 August 2024		384 × 340 (321 KB)	Fry1989	Any nonsense about "unconstitutional" shapes has no place here.
	18:15, 11 August 2024		380 × 328 (360 KB)	Mangwanani	Reverted to version as of 15:26, 7 September 2023 (UTC) Rendering poor, ignores subsequent fixes and bird shape unconstitutional
	15:22, 3 July 2024	No thumbnail	384 × 340 (321 KB)	Flag12	Reverted to version as of 11:01, 2 September 2021 (UTC) rich detail should be shown on coat of arms and also bird is not used in present
	15:26, 7 September 2023		380 × 328 (360 KB)	Mangwanani	Match bird to official constitutional bird File:Constitutional Coat of Arms of Zimbabwe.png
	13:51, 3 June 2022		380 × 328 (369 KB)	Great Brightstar	Italic correction