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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were designed in 1970 and show a chuchubi (Tropical mockingbird, ''Mimus gilvus''), a typical and very vigilant bird on the island of Curaçao. | The arms were designed in 1970 and approved on October 19 1970. The arms show a chuchubi (Tropical mockingbird, ''Mimus gilvus''), a typical and very vigilant bird on the island of Curaçao. | ||
Initially in 1949 the base applied for arms showeing a three-mast sailing ship on a sea. This proposal was rejected due to the large similarity with the arms of [[Suriname]], then a Dutch colony. | Initially in 1949 the base applied for arms showeing a three-mast sailing ship on a sea. This proposal was rejected due to the large similarity with the arms of [[Suriname]], then a Dutch colony. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the Netherlands]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the Netherlands]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1970]] | |||