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128: 142: 22: 221:), known locally as the wirebird – stylized, but with its unmistakable head pattern. The bottom two thirds depict a coastal scene of the island, a three-masted sailing ship with the mountainous island to the left. The coastal scene is taken from the colonial seal of the colony and shows the 369: 638: 671: 810: 788: 313: 296: 362: 848: 843: 355: 1201: 971: 1310: 753: 893: 664: 748: 783: 39: 1116: 956: 815: 657: 378: 203: 86: 58: 758: 240:, also known as Saint Helena, after whom the island is named. The cross is shown as Helena is credited with finding the relics of the 976: 65: 1345: 72: 1340: 886: 768: 1305: 414: 54: 1227: 763: 715: 689: 1335: 1330: 1325: 991: 105: 1320: 1274: 1270: 879: 803: 798: 710: 575: 512: 306: 301: 284: 280: 1315: 860: 697: 605: 565: 260: 179:
In chief a Saint Helena plover proper, on a base of a three mastered sailing ship with two mountains, all proper
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when they were dependencies of Saint Helena before 2009. Tristan da Cunha was granted its
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flying from the ship (when the shield was first introduced in 1874 the flag was a
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A woman holding a cross and a flower (only seen on the full arms)
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List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies
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Coat of arms of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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The arms feature a shield, with the top third showing the
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Crest
Shield
Motto
Saint Helena
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
national bird
Saint Helena plover
flag of England
White Ensign
Helena of Constantinople
True Cross
Jesus
flag of Saint Helena
Governor's flag
local two pound coin
Ascension Island
Tristan da Cunha

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