Coat of Arms designer Amon Kotei dead

Nii Amon Kotei, the man who designed Ghana’s coat of arms has died a couple of days ago.

He was born on May 24, 1915, at La, a suburb of Accra, trained as a surveyor and later as a distinguished artist and designed the National Coat of Arms on March 4, 1957.

The Ghana Coat of Arms, found on all government official letter heads, is composed of a shield, divided into four quarters by a green St. George's Cross, rimmed with gold.

President John Evans Atta Mills in February this year presented some items to Nii Amon Kotei, in Accra.

The items included, six bags each of rice and maize, six crates of soft drinks, six cartons of cooking oil and GH¢2,000 cash.