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'''National Arms of the Bahamas | '''National Arms of the Bahamas | ||
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The arms were adopted on December 7, 1971. | The arms were adopted on December 7, 1971. | ||
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The present arms show in the base still a ship, but now officially the Santa Maria, the flagship of Columbus, who discovered the islands (and the Americas) in 1493. Instead of the crown, a rising sun was added. The new motto is Forward-Upward-Onward-Together. As a crest palm leaves and a shell were introduced. The supporters are a swordfish and a flamingo. | The present arms show in the base still a ship, but now officially the Santa Maria, the flagship of Columbus, who discovered the islands (and the Americas) in 1493. Instead of the crown, a rising sun was added. The new motto is Forward-Upward-Onward-Together. As a crest palm leaves and a shell were introduced. The supporters are a swordfish and a flamingo. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:bahamas-fr1.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Images and information taken from http://www.christian-siemer.de/wappen/amerika/bahamas.htm | [[Literature]] : Images and information taken from http://www.christian-siemer.de/wappen/amerika/bahamas.htm | ||
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[[Category:Bahamas]] | [[Category:Bahamas]] | ||
[[Category:National Arms]] | [[Category:National Arms]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1971]] | [[Category:Granted 1971]] | ||