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'''THE NATIONAL ARFMS OF CYPRUS ''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARFMS OF CYPRUS ''' | ||
[[File:cyprus.jpg|center]] | [[File:cyprus.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Or a dove rising proper in its beak argent an olive branch proper; in base, the year "1960" written in Sable | Or a dove rising proper in its beak argent an olive branch proper; in base, the year "1960" written in Sable | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show a pigeon and an olive branch, both symbols of peace. The year 1960 is the year of independence from Great Britain. | The arms show a pigeon and an olive branch, both symbols of peace. The year 1960 is the year of independence from Great Britain. | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:cyprus.wes.jpg|center]] | |align="center"|[[File:cyprus.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:cyprus.wesb.jpg|center|200 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>(reverse) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:cy-c1.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin, 1901. | |align="center"|[[File:cy-c1.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin, 1901. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:cypruscc.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms with two lions. | |align="center"|[[File:cypruscc.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms with two lions. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:cy-c2.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin, | |align="center"|[[File:cy-c2.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms on a coin, 1949. | ||
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The lion is based on the historical arms of the Kingdom of Cyprus, see below. | |||
===Kingdom of Cyprus=== | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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