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<font size=5><center>''' | <font size=5><center>'''Gibraltar'''</center></font> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Gibraltar.jpg]] | |align="center"|[[File:Gibraltar.jpg|Arms of Gibraltar]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Gibraltar-flag.gif]] | |align="center"|[[File:Gibraltar-flag.gif|border]] | ||
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|align="center"|The National Arms of Gibraltar | |align="center"|The National Arms of Gibraltar | ||
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==Arms of Gibraltar== | ==Arms of Gibraltar== | ||
The arms were officially granted on July 10, 1502 by Queen Isabella I of Castille. When the city changed to English rule, the arms remained in use. At the same time the Spanish refugees from Gibraltar that settled in [[ | The arms were officially granted on July 10, 1502 by Queen Isabella I of Castille. When the city changed to English rule, the arms remained in use. At the same time the Spanish refugees from Gibraltar that settled in [[San Roque]] also claimed the arms, and the arms of the municipality is still identical to those of Gibraltar. | ||
The arms are supposed to signify the important strategic location of Gibraltar for access to the Mediterranean Sea, with a strong fortress, guarding the Straits. The fortress thus was the key to the Mediterranean. | The arms are supposed to signify the important strategic location of Gibraltar for access to the Mediterranean Sea, with a strong fortress, guarding the Straits. The fortress thus was the key to the Mediterranean. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar-grant.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on the original grant ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Original_coat_of_arms_of_Gibraltar.jpg source]) | |align="center"|[[File:gibraltar-grant.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms on the original grant ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Original_coat_of_arms_of_Gibraltar.jpg source]) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.wes.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card from 1910]]. | |align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.wes.jpg|center|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card from 1910]]. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.erb.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms on a 1907 [[Edwards, Ringer and Bigg - Flags of all nations|tobacco card]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.wva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch trade card, 1940s | |||
|align="center"|[[File:1986.aba.jpg|center|Arms of Gibraltar]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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[[Category:Gibraltar]] | [[Category:Gibraltar]] | ||
[[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | |||