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'''US VIRGIN ISLANDS''' | '''US VIRGIN ISLANDS''' | ||
[[File:usvi.jpg|center]] | [[File:usvi.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
====Origin/meaning | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The US Virgin Islands do not use a coat of arms, but only the above seal. | The US Virgin Islands do not use a coat of arms, but only the above seal. | ||
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The seal replaces an earlier seal similar to the flag of the United States Virgin Islands, which was based on the central design of the Great Seal of the United States. The seal also contains the flag of the United States and also the flag of Denmark to symbolise its former status as a Danish colony before 1917. | The seal replaces an earlier seal similar to the flag of the United States Virgin Islands, which was based on the central design of the Great Seal of the United States. The seal also contains the flag of the United States and also the flag of Denmark to symbolise its former status as a Danish colony before 1917. | ||
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[[Literature]] : background from wikipedia | [[Literature]] : background from wikipedia | ||