Falkland Islands Coat of Arms

Details
Introduced	September 29, 1948
Heraldic shield	Aries, ship, tussock
Motto (motto)	Desire the right

The coat of arms of the Falkland Islands has been in use in this form since September 29, 1948.

description

In the blue shield, three white wavy bars shifted downwards . At the top of the beam is a white sheep on a green meadow. A three-masted square sailboat with golden sails, only the middle sails per mast are set, heraldically right-handed is laid over the waves and has four red balls on the flared sail on the middle mast and the red mast flags are blowing against the direction of travel.

Under the shield is a banner with the slogan in English in black capital letters DESIRE THE RIGHT ( covet the rights ).

Symbolism: The ram on green grass ( tussock ) represents the importance of sheep breeding on the island. The ship is said to be the Desire with which John Davis discovered the island in 1592.

Falkland Islands flag

The coat of arms is also featured on the flag of the Falkland Islands .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wagstaff, William (2001). Falkland Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. Page 18. ISBN 9781841620374 . Retrieved February 1, 2013.