Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
- Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
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The coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands were first adopted on November 4, 1969.
Features
The arms feature a shield depicting the anchor and Bible from HMS Bounty. This represents the ancestral history of the islanders, most of whom are descended from the sailors who mutinied on the Bounty in 1789. The design of the shield is green and blue representing the island rising from the ocean. The helmet and crest are a flowering slip of miro and a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow.
Other official design usage
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands' coat of arms also features in the flag of the Pitcairn Islands. This flag was subsequently adopted in 1984.
Flag of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
The arms also feature in the flag of the Governor.
See also
- List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies
Categories:
- Heraldry stubs
- Pitcairn Islands stubs
- British Overseas Territories coats of arms
- National coats of arms
- Pitcairn Islands
- 1969 introductions
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