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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF JAMAICA''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF JAMAICA''' | ||
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[[File:jamaica.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:jamaica.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
* (1661) : Argent, a cross gules, thereon five pineapples or. Crest, a crocodile on a log, proper. Supporters, dexter, a West Indian native woman proper, crined or, girt about the waist with feathers alternately gules and argent, holding a basket of fruit, the head wreathed with a band azure rising therefrom a feather gold; sinister, a West Indian native man proper, girt about the waist with the feathers, holding in his hand a bow or, the head wreathed with a band azure, rising therefrom a circlet of feathers alternately gules and argent. | * (1661) : Argent, a cross gules, thereon five pineapples or. Crest, a crocodile on a log, proper. Supporters, dexter, a West Indian native woman proper, crined or, girt about the waist with feathers alternately gules and argent, holding a basket of fruit, the head wreathed with a band azure rising therefrom a feather gold; sinister, a West Indian native man proper, girt about the waist with the feathers, holding in his hand a bow or, the head wreathed with a band azure, rising therefrom a circlet of feathers alternately gules and argent. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The above arms were adopted on August 6, 1962. | The above arms were adopted on August 6, 1962. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:jamaica2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1661 | |align="center"|[[File:jamaica2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1661 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:jamaica3.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms from 1957 | |align="center"|[[File:jamaica3.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1957 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:jamaica4.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms from 1962 | |align="center"|[[File:jamaica4.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms from 1962 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:jamaica5.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>3D version of the arms | |align="center"|[[File:jamaica5.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>3D version of the arms | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:jm-c1.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1934 | |align="center"|[[File:jm-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1934 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:jm-c2.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1988 | |align="center"|[[File:jm-c2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1988 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.wesa.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a UK tobacco card by Wills's | |align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.wesa.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a UK tobacco card by Wills's | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.hel.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms on a US tobacco card by Helmars | |align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.hel.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a US tobacco card by Helmars | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.cana.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms on a Spanish cigar | |align="center"|[[File:Jamaica.cana.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a Spanish cigar band | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:2008.aba.jpg|center|300 px]] <br/>The arms in a German album | |align="center"|[[File:2008.aba.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a German album | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Alexander, 1899 | ||
[[Category:Jamaica]] | [[Category:Jamaica]] |
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