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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | |||
[[File:Dominica.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Quarterly Or and Azure, a cross counterchanged of the field; in the first a coco proper; in the second a Dominican frog proper; in the third on a base barry wavy Argent and Azure, a one-sailed vessel proper; in the fourth a banana tree proper. Supporters: Two sisserou parrots proper. Crest: On a ground proper a Lion rampant Or. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 21, 1961 and were retained after the independence. | The arms were granted on July 21, 1961 and were retained after the independence. | ||
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Under the West Indies Act of 1967, Dominica assumed free association with the United Kingdom. Full independence under a republican constitution was granted on 3 November 1978. | Under the West Indies Act of 1967, Dominica assumed free association with the United Kingdom. Full independence under a republican constitution was granted on 3 November 1978. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:dominicap.jpg|alt=National Arms of Dominica|The arms on President House | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Dominica]] | [[Category:Dominica]] | ||
[[Category:National Arms]] | [[Category:National Arms]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1961]] | [[Category:Granted 1961]] | ||