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image by António Martins, 13 Jan 2000
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image by Dov Gutterman, 24 Jun 1999, from
stkittsnevis.net
St Kitts also adopted a new Coat of Arms in 1967.
This is white with a red chevron, two Poinciana flowers, and a schooner.
On a blue chief is the head of a Carib between a fleur-de-lys and
an English rose. The supporters are two pelicans, holding a cocoa palm and
a sugar cane, and the crest is a torch hold up by a white and a brown arm.
The motto is Unity in Trinity.
Santiago Dotor, 24 Nov 1999, quoting from
[c2b81], p.52
The centre of the coat of arms is dominated by a shield
at the base of which is a lighter in full sail. The lighter
is one of the traditional means of transportation. A red
chevron is highlighted by two Poinciana flowers.
At the top of the shield on the blue background is the
head of a Carib, supported by the fleur-de-lis and a rose.
The Caribs were the early inhabitants of the islands, and
the fleur-de-lis and rose signify the French and English
influences.
A helmet topped with the battlements of a tower appears
with a flaming torch upheld by the hands of an African,
European, and a person of mixed descent. The torch signifies
the struggle and quest for freedom by a people of diverse
ethnic origins, but united in purpose.
The shield is supported on either side by pelicans with
wings extended, displaying a sugar cane plant and the coconut
palm tree, which are extensively cultivated throughout St.
Kitts & Nevis.
Our Motto: «Country Above Self»
Dov Gutterman, 24 Jun 1999, quoting from
stkittsnevis.net
image by António Martins, 16 Jun 2002
The Coat of arms was adopted in February 1967, and
on the same month the associate state of St-Kitts
Nevis Anguilla was created, with its vertical triband with a tree.
I doubt that these arms ever appeared as a badge on a Blue Ensign, but
were probably used on the Union Jack of Governor 1967-1983.
David Prothero, 20 Sep 2000
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