Coat of arms of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The coat of arms of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories , a French overseas territory in the Antarctic , was adopted on September 4, 1958. The design of the coat of arms is attributed to Suzanne Gauthier.
description
The coat of arms is quartered in blue and gold .
The first field is a silver pringlea -Pflanze and in the second field a pile made black Hummer . The third field shows a black, gold-crowned penguin head, and the last shows a white iceberg .
Above the shield an upwardly curved gold is beamed via two outwardly inclined white anchor outstanding five-pointed gold with three stars and the words in black capital letters and two lines "TERRES AUSTRALES ET" and "Antarctiques FRANCAISES" placed.
Shield holders are two white elephant seals facing away .
Symbolism: Kerguelen cabbage is a typical plant of the Kerguelen archipelago . The three stars symbolize the three archipelagos Kerguelen , Crozet Islands as well as Saint-Paul and Amsterdam .
See also
Subnational flags
Flags and coats of arms of the regions of France |
French Guiana Coat of Arms |
French Polynesia coat of arms |
Coat of arms of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Coat of arms of Guadeloupe |
Martinique coat of arms |
Mayotte's coat of arms |
Coat of arms of New Caledonia |
Réunions coat of arms |
Saint Barthélemys coat of arms |
Coat of arms of Saint Martin |
Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Wallis and Futuna coat of arms
Dependent areas:
British Antarctic Territory |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena |
Tierra del Fuego with the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic regions of Argentina
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Africa |
Asia |
Europe |
North America |
South America |
Oceania