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'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England | |||
*** [[Channel Islands]] | |||
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Azure, on a bend or between 2 dolphins embowed argent 3 monks cowled and habited sable. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Azure, on a bend or between 2 dolphins embowed argent 3 monks cowled and habited sable. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were designed in 1952. The arms symbolise the golden island set in its azure sea (dolphins) and its long history as a monastic settlement. | The arms were designed in 1952. The arms symbolise the golden island set in its azure sea (dolphins) and its long history as a monastic settlement. | ||
[[Literature]] : ? (image send to my by mail); background from Jenny Wood: "Herm our Island Home" | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Channel Islands]] | [[Category:Channel Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1952]] | [[Category:Granted 1952]] |