Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis was awarded the two islands as part of the British colony of St. Christopher -Nevis - Anguilla in 1967 and adopted after independence in 1983 in a slightly different form as the national coat.

The blazon is silver with a red chevron. Above the chevron are two red flowers of a flame tree, under it there is a sailing vessel with natural colors. In the blue sign head a golden fleur-de- lys, the golden head of a Carib and a red and white Tudor rose are. The shield is framed by two palm trees, sign holder are two brown pelicans. Helmwulst and ornamental are black and silver, the helmet is surmounted by a green wall crown, worn over a light and a dark-skinned arm a torch. Under the shield is a silver - green banner the state motto Country Above Self again.

The figures in chief symbolize France ( Lily) and the UK (Rose) as former rulers and the indigenous population ( head). Flame Tree and brown pelican, the national plant or animal symbols.

In the colonial coat of arms the sailing ship was a two-masted, the old motto of the colony was Unity in Trinity ( "Unity in Trinity " ), which referred to the three islands of the colony. One older coat of arms united the plaques of the three islands of the colony in a coat of arms, with St. Christopher (St. Kitts ) and Nevis in the first was represented in the second field.

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