Flag of Belize

Embroidered patch shows flag of Belize.Patch made on a bright blue background with two red horizontal borders on the top and from below. Embellished in the center of the flag is the coat of arms: a white, filled in circle bordered by a green, circular, garland flowing in a clockwise direction.Coat of arms shows a mahogany tree: the first European settlers in Belize became mahogany traders and the mahogany trade was once the economical backbone of the colony. Two woodcutters, the one on the left holding an axe and the one on the right holding a paddle .A shield showing the tools of the mahogany trade including a paddle, squaring axe, beating axe, saw and ship.A flowing scroll bearing the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "under the shade I flourish", or/and implying "under the shade of the mahogany tree we flourish".