The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the 'Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2)'. In the lower left quarter is a key and on the right-hand side is a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto 'Stella Clavisque Maris Indici' meaning 'Star and Key of the Indian Ocean'. The armorial ensigns and supporters of Mauritius are officially described as: Quarterly azure and or. In the first quarter a lymphad or. In the second, 3 palm trees vert. In the third, a key in pale the wards downwards gules. In the issuant, from the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent. On the dexter side, a dodo per bend sinister embattled gules and argent, and On the sinister side, a sambar deer per bend embattled argent and gules, each supporting a sugar cane erect proper, (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)