[1] A banner is flown by the departmental council, consisting of the department's coat of arms on a white field with the words "DÉPARTEMENT DE MAYOTTE".[2][3] The coat of arms of Mayotte were created by Reunion Archives former director Michel Chabin and drawn by Pascale Santerre.[4] The blue and the red come from the flag of France, with the addition of a yellow shade for the two ylang-ylang flowers.The coat of arms also displays Mayotte motto, Ra Hachiri, translated from Shimaore as "We are vigilant".In addition to the main version, colored, there are also two others: one in shades of grey and the other in black and white, to be used if technical constraints arose.