reverse design represents land, air and sea. the supporting column of ancient indigenous Chamorro structures,A canoe,Two white fairy tern birds,A Carolinian mwar (head lei) composed of plumeria, langilang (Ylang Ylang), angagha (peacock flower) and teibwo (Pacific Basil) borders the bottom of the design near the inscription, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. The mwar is symbolic of the virtues of honor and respect