Saigon

HO CHIN MIN CITY SAIGON Country: Vietnam Region: Southeast Loading map...

Origin/meaning
The (colonial) arms include the nation's revered Indochinese tigers posed amidst native plants. The large boat in the middle honors the city’s shipbuilding industry, while the Venus star overhead symbolizes the Far East.

The crown of towers at the top is a common French indicator of administerial rank, with five signifying the highest. The city’s 1870 motto “Paulatim Crescam” means “I am to grow little by little”.

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  The arms on a 1948 postal cancellation

Literature:

Heraldry of the World Huy chương của thế giới

Vietnam heraldry portal Civic heraldry of Vietnam

National Symbol of Vietnam Haiphong/Hải Phòng Saigon Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Military heraldry Total pages in the Vietnamese section : 332

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