Emblem of His Majesty the King of Ashanti

Emblem of His Majesty the Emperor of Ashanti
ArmigerAsante Empire
AdoptedDecember 30, 1701
ShieldRed porcupine displaying its quills in a warning manner
Motto"Kum apem a, apem beba" (Kill a thousand, a thousand will come)

The Emblem of His Majesty the King of the Asante is the national emblem of the Asante nation, adopted by the Asante King Asantehene Osei Tutu I in 1701, and depicts a porcupine, which has been the Asante national animal since the early-eighteenth century AD.

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