Seal of Palau
Armiger	Republic of Palau
Blazon	a disk shows the traditional bai, a meeting-house, stands on sixteen stones and the flag on the flagstaff with the Name of the Emblem itself: "OFFICIAL SEAL" and the year "1981" under the stones[1]
Motto	Olbiil era Kelulau The House of the whispered decisions Republic of Palau
Other elements	the Bai is surrounded by two names: in above, the Name of the National Congress of Palau, known as: "OLBIIL ERA KELULAU" (In Palauan for, "THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERED DECISIONS") and the Name of the State in below

The Seal of Palau depicts a traditional meeting center. The executive seal, used by overseas missions and by the nation's president, is also of a similar design.

The seal also resembles the seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the governing body which formerly controlled Palau.

Historical coat of arms

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  Coat of Arms of Spain, until 1899
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  Coat of Arms of The German Empire 1899–1914
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  Proposed Arms of German New Guinea 1914
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  Emblem of Imperial Japan 1914–1944
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  Emblem of The South Seas Mandate
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  Coat of Arms of The United States 1944–1981
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  Emblem of The United Nations 1947–1965
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  Emblem of The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1965–1980

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