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|align="center"|[[File:fk-c1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin | |align="center"|[[File:fk-c1.jpg|center|Arms of the Falkland Islands]] <br/>The arms on a coin | ||
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The oldest badge of the islands dates from the 1840s. It depicts a ship and a bull. At the time wild cattle were the economic mainstay of the Falklands. It was never an official coat of arms, but was the badge of the seal of the colony. | The oldest badge of the islands dates from the 1840s. It depicts a ship and a bull. At the time wild cattle were the economic mainstay of the Falklands. It was never an official coat of arms, but was the badge of the seal of the colony. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:falklands.mor.jpg|cente|Arms of the Falkland Islandsr]] <br/>The arms on a [[B. Morris & Sons - National and Colonial Arms|tobacco card (1917)]] | |||
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As cattle were no longer of importance the badge was changed in 1925. The arms show a sea lion as a typical indigenous sea mammal. The ship is again the Desire. These arms are still used as the badge of the Falkland Islands Defence Force. | As cattle were no longer of importance the badge was changed in 1925. The arms show a sea lion as a typical indigenous sea mammal. The ship is again the Desire. These arms are still used as the badge of the Falkland Islands Defence Force. | ||
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Below the official seal of the Falkland Islands under the reign of King Edward VII: | Below the official seal of the Falkland Islands under the reign of King Edward VII: | ||
[[File:Falklandzq.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of | [[File:Falklandzq.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of the Falkland Islands]] | ||
Use of the arms: | Use of the arms: | ||