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'''National Arms of São Tomé e Príncipe''' | '''National Arms of São Tomé e Príncipe''' | ||
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The palmtree symbolizes the main trade crop of the republic, copra. The star is for the republican form of government in Africa. The birds symbolize the local avifauna: the falcon probably is a Lanner falcon (<em>Falco biarmicus - Falconidæ</em>); the parrot is an African gray parrot (<em>Psittacus erithacus - Psittaciformes</em>) common in West Africa. | The palmtree symbolizes the main trade crop of the republic, copra. The star is for the republican form of government in Africa. The birds symbolize the local avifauna: the falcon probably is a Lanner falcon (<em>Falco biarmicus - Falconidæ</em>); the parrot is an African gray parrot (<em>Psittacus erithacus - Psittaciformes</em>) common in West Africa. | ||
====Colonial arms==== | |||
In June 1932 the first arms for the Portuguese colony of São Tomé e Príncipe were designed and proposed to the Ministry of Colonies. The arms follow a centralised pattern with a bordure with the castle of Portugal and a cross as used by the Portuguese discoverers. For each province a separate symbol was used as the main charge. For São Tomé e Príncipe a a mill-wheel with drops of water flying off was chosen. This was the personal symbol of king Alphonso V (1438-'81), during whose reign the islands were discovered. These arms were, as far as I know, never officially adopted and replaced in 1935. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:saotome1932.jpg|center|300 px|Colonial arms of São Tomé e Príncipe]] <br/>The proposal from 1932 | |||
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On May 8 1935 the then Portuguese colony received its first arms. The arms follow the general design of the Portuguese colonies, the shield placed on an armillary sphere, crowned with a mural crown with five towers and in the shield the five shields of Portugal. The left half of the arms shows the mill-wheel with drops of water flying off. The base shows waves for the sea. | |||
[[File:saotome1935.jpg|center|Colonial arms of São Tomé e Príncipe]] | |||
The initial arms showed as legend Colonia Portuguesa de São Tomé e Príncipe, but after the reform in 1951 the legend was changed to Provincia de São Tomé e Príncipe. | The initial arms showed as legend Colonia Portuguesa de São Tomé e Príncipe, but after the reform in 1951 the legend was changed to Provincia de São Tomé e Príncipe. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:st-c1.jpg|center]] <br/>The colonial arms on a coin. | |align="center"|[[File:st-c1.jpg|center|Colonial arms of São Tomé e Príncipe]] <br/>The colonial arms on a coin. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:st-c2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms of the two islands on a coin. | |align="center"|[[File:st-c2.jpg|center|National arms of São Tomé e Príncipe]] <br/>The arms of the two islands on a coin. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Images and information taken from http:// | [[Literature]] : Images and information taken from http://rode-leeuw.nl | ||
[[Category:São Tomé e Príncipe]] | [[Category:São Tomé e Príncipe]] |
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