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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''': a representation of the wreck of the ship “The Sea Venture”(A.D. 1609) all proper.<br> | |||
'''Supporter''': A lion sejant affronté Gules.<br> | |||
'''Motto''': QUO FATA FERUNT | |||
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===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. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:bm-1624.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms in 1624 | |||
File:bm-1640.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms in an atlas by Willem Blaeu, dated 1640 | |||
File:bmz1.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms on a seal from George V (image from auction site) | |||
File:bm-c1.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms on a coin | |||
File:bermuda.wes.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card]] (1910) | |||
File:bermuda.wesb.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|(reverse) | |||
File:Bermuda.mor.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms on a [[B. Morris & Sons - National and Colonial Arms|tobacco card]] (1917) | |||
file:52.rug.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms in a [[Rüger Heraldik|Czechoslovak album, 1930s]] | |||
File:National_Arms_of_Bermuda-fr1.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
File:Bm-683.jpg|alt=National Arms of Bermuda|The arms on a 1995 stamp | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Bermuda|'''Literature''']]: Harper, 1980 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Bermuda]] | [[Category:Bermuda]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1910]] | [[Category:Granted 1910]] | ||
[[Category:National Arms]] | [[Category:National Arms]] |
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