I have had a shufti at your graphic and made a quick attempt at an animation. Your link to the animation example results in a 404 error for me, so I'm in the dark about the type of animation.
The design is a bit fiddly, especially around the laurel leaves, especially for a novice, but we should be able to help you cut out a vector shape.
The only other problem is that although you have a .png file with alpha transparency, there are still some white jaggies around the perimeter which need to be removed, although Xara can do this in the process of cutting out. But the picture quality isn't great and it would be easier to work with if you have a higher resolution version. The current picture will probably work fine at a small size (like my avatar for instance).
Attached is a sample image. Click on the thumbnail to see it spin.
Bob.
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