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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO''' | ||
[[FIle:trinidadtobago.jpg|center]] | [[FIle:trinidadtobago.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially adopted on 09-08-1962. | The arms were officially adopted on 09-08-1962. | ||
The three ships are the fleet of Columbus. Above the ships are two hummingbirds. The red ibis (''Eudocimus ruber'') is the national bird of Trinidad, standing on a three-topped hill, from which the island got its name (mountain of trinity). The Cocrico (''Ortalis ruficauda'') bird on the left side is the national bird of Tobago. | The three ships are the fleet of Columbus. Above the ships are two hummingbirds. The red ibis (''Eudocimus ruber'') is the national bird of Trinidad, standing on a three-topped hill, from which the island got its name (mountain of trinity). The Cocrico (''Ortalis ruficauda'') bird on the left side is the national bird of Tobago. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:tt-c1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin | |||
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====Colonial arms==== | ====Colonial arms==== | ||
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The colony attained independence in 1962, but the badge continued to be in use until 1967. | The colony attained independence in 1962, but the badge continued to be in use until 1967. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:trinidad-fr.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br>The arms in a French publication, +/- 1900 | |||
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====Tobago (Nieuw Walcheren)==== | ====Tobago (Nieuw Walcheren)==== | ||
Nieuw Walcheren (New Walcheren) was a small Dutch colony on the Southern coast of Tobago. In total 4 attempts of settlement were made, but only in 1654 the colony survived. It was named Nieuw-Walcheren, after the island of Walcheren in Zeeland province. The colony was founded by the Lampsins brothers from Vlissingen and the settlement was named Nieuw Vlissingen (later Lampsinsburg, now the capital of Tobago, Scarborough). Even though the Dutch received Tobago by the Peace of Westminster, the French King also laid claim on Tobago. This was partly resolved by making the Lampsins Barons of Tobago by the French King. This title they used until 1848, even though the colony was conquered by the English in 1666. | Nieuw Walcheren (New Walcheren) was a small Dutch colony on the Southern coast of Tobago. In total 4 attempts of settlement were made, but only in 1654 the colony survived. It was named Nieuw-Walcheren, after the island of Walcheren in Zeeland province. The colony was founded by the Lampsins brothers from Vlissingen and the settlement was named Nieuw Vlissingen (later Lampsinsburg, now the capital of Tobago, Scarborough). Even though the Dutch received Tobago by the Peace of Westminster, the French King also laid claim on Tobago. This was partly resolved by making the Lampsins Barons of Tobago by the French King. This title they used until 1848, even though the colony was conquered by the English in 1666. | ||
The Lampsin family used a | The Lampsin family used a swimming whale as arms for Tobago in their family arms. This was derived from the arms of the island of [[Walcheren]]. Below the arms of Cornelis Lampsins, Baron of Tobago with in the 3rd quarter the Tobago arms and in the 4th the arms of the island of [[Sint Maarten]] as shown in the Grote Kerk in Vlissingen (Netherlands). | ||
[[File:lampsins.jpg|center]] | [[File:lampsins.jpg|center]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:tobago-fr.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br>The arms in a French publication, +/- 1900 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Tobago part : http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuw_Walcheren, image from http://www.sintjacobskerk.nl/rouwborden.htm | [[Literature]] : Tobago part : http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuw_Walcheren, image from http://www.sintjacobskerk.nl/rouwborden.htm | ||
[[Category:Trinidad and Tobago]] | [[Category:Trinidad and Tobago]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1962]] | [[Category:Granted 1962]] | ||