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'''National Coat of Arms of Bermuda''' | '''National Coat of Arms of Bermuda''' | ||
[[File:bermuda.gif|center]] | [[File:bermuda.gif|center|Arms of Bermuda]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on October 4, 1910. | The arms were granted on October 4, 1910. | ||
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Even though the arms were officially granted in 1910, they have been used already since the early 17th century, as shown below by an image of a book describing the islands from 1624. | Even though the arms were officially granted in 1910, they have been used already since the early 17th century, as shown below by an image of a book describing the islands from 1624. | ||
[[File:bm-1624.jpg|center]] | [[File:bm-1624.jpg|center|Arms of Bermuda]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bmz1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Bermuda]] <br/>The arms on a seal from George V (image from auction site) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:bm-c1.jpg|center|Arms of Bermuda]] <br/>The arms on a coin | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:bermuda.wes.jpg|center|200 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card]] (1910) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:bermuda.wesb.jpg|center|200 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>(reverse) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-fr1.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
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[[Literature]] : image scanned from stamp; Harper, 1980 | [[Literature]] : image scanned from stamp; Harper, 1980 |
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