The coat of arms of Niger shows a four-part flag draping in the national colors orange, white, and green. The state seal is arranged in the middle of the arms. On a white shield the four golden symbols are shown.
In the middle, there is a sun, to the left there is a vertical spear with two crossed Tuareg swords, to the right are three pearl millet heads and underneath is the frontal view of a zebu head. Under the coat of arms, there is a ribbon bearing the name of the country in French: Republique du Niger.
There have been several meanings proposed for the colours of the Nigerien nation, but there is no constitutional reference to these meanings. Commonly, these meanings are described as
- Orange: stands for the Sahara Desert on the northern border of the country.
- Green: stands for the grass plains in the south and west, which the Niger River flows through.
- White: stands for hope. For the Niger State it additionally symbolizes the Savanna region.