275:
227:
29:
154:. Trinidad is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Hummingbird" because 18 different species of hummingbird have been recorded on the island. "Land of the Hummingbird" is also believed to have been the Amerindian name for Trinidad. The two larger birds are the
170:. The island rising out of the waters beneath the Cocrico represents Tobago. Below these birds is the nation's motto, "Together We Aspire, Together We Achieve." It was designed by Carlyle Chang and George Bailey.
141:
The palm tree crest at the top of the coat of arms was taken from Tobago's coat of arms before it was joined in political union with
Trinidad. The shield comprises the same colours (black, red, and white) as
81:
Per chevron enhanced sable and gules, a chevronel enhanced argent between in chief two hummingbirds respectant Or and in base three ships of the period of
Christopher Columbus also Or, the sails set proper.
348:
424:
494:
267:(Book IV, Line 112): ‘Miscerive probet populos, aut foedera iungi ’(He approved of the mingling of peoples and their being joined together by treaties).
345:
763:
742:
712:
617:
737:
487:
450:
667:
364:
717:
480:
557:
607:
803:
798:
288:
of the 13 of
October 1958 as the coat of arms of the colony. However the arms was not retained after Independence in 1962.
788:
517:
707:
778:
672:
255:
and a boat with crew in the foreground. In base is the motto MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FOEDERA JUNGI, chosen by Sir
793:
783:
773:
627:
321:
768:
371:(Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago), p. 4.
727:
186:
that his government planned to remove
Columbus's sailing ships from the coat of arms and replace them with the
129:
was designed by a committee formed in 1962 to select the symbols that would be representative of the people of
722:
183:
162:(right), the national birds of Trinidad and Tobago. Below the Scarlet Ibis are three hills, representing the
133:. The committee included artist Carlisle Chang (1921–2001) and carnival designer George Bailey (1935–1970).
732:
274:
702:
612:
562:
522:
301:
143:
697:
692:
687:
542:
677:
682:
597:
572:
503:
647:
582:
552:
527:
226:
96:
662:
657:
587:
567:
602:
592:
537:
532:
104:
652:
577:
284:
Placed on a heraldic shield with the motto on a ribbon, the badge of
Trinidad was adopted by
166:
in southern
Trinidad, which, it is believed, convinced Columbus to name the island after the
547:
147:
8:
190:
drum, the national musical instrument, as part of efforts to remove "colonial vestiges".
130:
41:
406:
398:
28:
76:
410:
390:
256:
66:
352:
451:"Trinidad is redrawing its coat of arms to remove Columbus' three famous ships"
394:
285:
757:
237:
163:
472:
252:
179:
167:
155:
92:
151:
259:
who captured
Trinidad from the Spanish in 1797. The motto is quote from
402:
369:
The
National Identity Guidelines of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
325:
245:
241:
197:
146:
and carry the same meaning. The gold ships represent the three ships
86:
187:
248:
159:
36:
264:
260:
425:"Rowley: Steelpan to replace Columbus' ships on Coat of Arms"
114:
16:
National coat of arms of the
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
381:
Chang, Carlyle (1998). "Chinese in
Trinidad Carnival".
324:. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from
236:
The badge of the crown-colony depicts the harbour of
150:
used on his voyage. The two birds on the shield are
755:
71:In front of a palm tree proper a ship's wheel.
502:
488:
217:
212:
207:
495:
481:
182:announced at the annual convention of the
119:"Together we aspire, together we achieve"
200:
764:National symbols of Trinidad and Tobago
756:
99:, both proper and with wings elevated.
476:
380:
374:
173:
127:coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
22:Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
13:
358:
14:
815:
109:Two islands arising from the sea.
618:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
273:
225:
27:
178:In August 2024, Prime Minister
42:Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
443:
417:
339:
314:
1:
307:
202:Colony of Trinidad and Tobago
193:
743:United States Virgin Islands
346:"Carlisle Chang (1921–2001)"
279:
272:
231:
224:
7:
804:National emblems with birds
799:Coats of arms with chevrons
302:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
295:
53:; 62 years ago
10:
822:
789:Coats of arms with crosses
395:10.1162/105420498760308571
184:People's National Movement
779:Coats of arms with wheels
718:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
636:
510:
504:Armorial of North America
136:
113:
103:
85:
75:
65:
47:
35:
26:
21:
794:Coats of arms with birds
784:Coats of arms with ships
774:Coats of arms with trees
738:Turks and Caicos Islands
769:National coats of arms
668:British Virgin Islands
608:Saint Kitts and Nevis
148:Christopher Columbus
623:Trinidad and Tobago
518:Antigua and Barbuda
131:Trinidad and Tobago
558:Dominican Republic
351:2015-07-11 at the
322:"The Coat of Arms"
751:
750:
640:other territories
293:
292:
289:
268:
220:
215:
210:
174:Proposed revision
144:the nation's flag
123:
122:
811:
708:Saint Barthélemy
638:Dependencies and
511:Sovereign states
497:
490:
483:
474:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
457:. 20 August 2024
455:Associated Press
447:
441:
440:
438:
436:
431:. 18 August 2024
421:
415:
414:
383:The Drama Review
378:
372:
362:
356:
343:
337:
336:
334:
333:
318:
283:
277:
257:Ralph Abercromby
235:
229:
218:
213:
208:
198:
61:
59:
54:
31:
19:
18:
821:
820:
814:
813:
812:
810:
809:
808:
754:
753:
752:
747:
641:
639:
632:
506:
501:
471:
470:
460:
458:
449:
448:
444:
434:
432:
423:
422:
418:
379:
375:
363:
359:
353:Wayback Machine
344:
340:
331:
329:
320:
319:
315:
310:
298:
196:
176:
158:(left) and the
139:
57:
55:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
819:
818:
807:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
749:
748:
746:
745:
740:
735:
730:
728:Sint Eustatius
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
673:Cayman Islands
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
644:
642:
637:
634:
633:
631:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
514:
512:
508:
507:
500:
499:
492:
485:
477:
469:
468:
442:
416:
373:
365:"Coat of Arms"
357:
338:
312:
311:
309:
306:
305:
304:
297:
294:
291:
290:
286:Letters patent
281:
278:
270:
269:
233:
230:
222:
221:
216:
211:
205:
204:
195:
192:
175:
172:
138:
135:
121:
120:
117:
111:
110:
107:
101:
100:
89:
83:
82:
79:
73:
72:
69:
63:
62:
49:
45:
44:
39:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
817:
816:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
759:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
635:
629:
628:United States
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
515:
513:
509:
505:
498:
493:
491:
486:
484:
479:
478:
475:
456:
452:
446:
430:
429:Daily Express
426:
420:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
389:(3): 213–19.
388:
384:
377:
370:
366:
361:
354:
350:
347:
342:
328:on 2019-09-05
327:
323:
317:
313:
303:
300:
299:
287:
282:
276:
271:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
239:
238:Port of Spain
234:
228:
223:
214:Period of use
206:
203:
199:
191:
189:
185:
181:
171:
169:
165:
164:Trinity Hills
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
134:
132:
128:
118:
116:
112:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
88:
84:
80:
78:
74:
70:
68:
64:
50:
46:
43:
40:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
733:Sint Maarten
713:Saint Martin
622:
459:. Retrieved
454:
445:
433:. Retrieved
428:
419:
386:
382:
376:
368:
360:
341:
330:. Retrieved
326:the original
316:
253:white ensign
201:
180:Keith Rowley
177:
168:Holy Trinity
156:Scarlet Ibis
152:hummingbirds
140:
126:
124:
93:scarlet ibis
703:Puerto Rico
613:Saint Lucia
563:El Salvador
251:flying the
105:Compartment
758:Categories
698:Montserrat
693:Martinique
688:Guadeloupe
543:Costa Rica
332:2019-01-23
308:References
280:1958–1962
246:Royal Navy
242:El Tucuche
240:and mount
232:1889–1958
194:Historical
87:Supporters
683:Greenland
598:Nicaragua
573:Guatemala
461:20 August
435:19 August
244:with two
648:Anguilla
583:Honduras
553:Dominica
528:Barbados
411:57571669
355:, NALIS.
349:Archived
296:See also
188:steelpan
678:Curaçao
663:Bonaire
658:Bermuda
588:Jamaica
568:Grenada
523:Bahamas
403:1146692
249:frigate
160:Cocrico
97:cocrico
56: (
48:Adopted
37:Armiger
603:Panama
593:Mexico
538:Canada
533:Belize
409:
401:
265:Aeneid
261:Virgil
209:Emblem
137:Design
95:and a
77:Shield
653:Aruba
578:Haiti
407:S2CID
399:JSTOR
219:Notes
115:Motto
67:Crest
723:Saba
548:Cuba
463:2024
437:2024
125:The
58:1962
51:1962
391:doi
263:'s
760::
453:.
427:.
405:.
397:.
387:43
385:.
367:,
91:A
496:e
489:t
482:v
465:.
439:.
413:.
393::
335:.
60:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg)