Coat of arms of Saint Lucia

The coat of arms of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia was designed in 1967 by Sydney Bagshaw, adopted by the autonomous government of the island in the same year and in 1979 officially awarded after the attainment of independence by the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.

Blazon of the State Emblem: "In blue a golden cane cross, topped with a golden three-legged stool, bewinkelt in one and four of a silver, finished with a red, green inked and golden bebutzten Rose Rose and two and three of a golden lily. On the golden- blue bewulsteten, right golden and left silver helmet with blue and gold ceiling, a growing natural forearm, in the fist one golden, gold - rotgesäumt burning torch in front of two crossed, angled, green bamboo leaves, held by two flying up blue mask Amazons in natural colors with bamboo leaf in its beak, backed by a gold - red banner, in black capital letters in the state motto tHE cOUNTRY, THE pEOPLE, tHE LIGHT ( tHE COUNTRY, tHE PEOPLE, tHE LIGHT) "

Coat Explanation: The coat of arms combines symbols of the French (lily ) and British ( Rose) rule of the island. The stool stands for the African origin of the population, the blue mask Amazone is the national bird, the bamboo one of the national trees, and the torch as a beacon symbolizes the path of progress. In addition, the rose is the national flower of the island.

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