Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha | |
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Armiger | Government of Tristan da Cunha |
Adopted | 2002 |
Crest | Naval crown with a longboat |
Shield | Blue-and-white shield with the picture of four albatrosses |
Supporters | Two Tristan rock lobsters |
Motto | Our faith is our strength |
Earlier version(s) |
Tristan da Cunha formerly used the coat of arms of Saint Helena |
The coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha was granted on 20 October 2002. [1]
The arms consist of a shield featuring four albatrosses in a blue-and-white mirror image design. The central diamond-shaped charge is based on a charge from the arms of the da Cunha family to which Admiral Tristão da Cunha belonged, after whom the island is named: "cunha" in Portuguese means "wedge", and blue wedges feature in the da Cunha arms as a canting charge. [2] The two supporters are Tristan rock lobsters, which are found in the waters surrounding the island. The crest features a naval crown and a Tristan da Cunha longboat. [2]
The motto is “Our faith is our strength”. [2]
The arms feature on the flag of Tristan da Cunha, granted on the same date as the arms, and on the defaced Union Flag used by the Administrator. [1]
Prior to 2002, as a dependency of Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha used their coat of arms. [1]