The coat of arms of Tanzania was inspired by that of the
Republic of Tanganyika. While the Tanganyika flag ("Independence Flag") was adopted by decree on the day of independence, 9 December 1961, the flag, coat of arms and public seal were adopted into law on the first anniversary of independence in 1962. On the Day of Union, just prior to mixing the soils of Tanganyika and Zanzibar,
President Nyerere decreed the Emblem of Tanganyika would become the Emblem of Tanzania. In time a new emblem, from that of Tanganyika, was created that included the new
Tanzanian flag adopted on the Day of Union. The new flag and coat of arms of the Union were adopted into law in 1971. It is unknown who created the design. There are three well known claimants. • Francis Maige Kanyasu (known as Ngosha) claimed to have created it with colleagues in 1957. • Jeremiah Wisdom Kabati whose family claim he created while teaching in
Tabora in 1960. In years following Ngosha's death in 2017 it is suggested Teacher Kabati and Mr Kanysau collaborated on the emblem in
Mwanza in the late 1950s. • Abdalah Farahani, of
Zanzibar, claimed to have created it in 1964. == Related coats of arms ==