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<font size=5><center>'''Montserrat '''</center></font> | <font size=5><center>'''Montserrat '''</center></font> | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Montserrat.jpg|300 px]] | |align="center"|[[File:Montserrat.jpg|300 px|National Arms of Montserrat]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Montserrat-flag.gif|border]] | |align="center"|[[File:Montserrat-flag.gif|border]] | ||
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|align="center"|The National Arms of Montserrat | |align="center"|The National Arms of Montserrat | ||
|align="center"|The National Flag | |align="center"|The National Flag | ||
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The harp and the female figure are derived from the [[Ireland|Irish National Arms]], as the early colonists were of Irish descent. The cross symbolises Christianity. | The harp and the female figure are derived from the [[Ireland|Irish National Arms]], as the early colonists were of Irish descent. The cross symbolises Christianity. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:monserratcar.jpg|center|National Arms of Montserrat]] <br/>The arms on a government car (picture by Hannah Abigail Mcpherson-farrell) | |||
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==Heraldic collector's items from Montserrat== | ==Heraldic collector's items from Montserrat== | ||
*[[Montserrat (stamps)|Heraldic stamps]] | * [[Montserrat (stamps)|Heraldic stamps]] | ||
[[Category:Montserrat]] | [[Category:Montserrat]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1909]] | [[Category:Granted 1909]] | ||
[[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | [[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | ||
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Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies.
Administrative division
Montserrat is divided into three parishes:
- Saint Anthony Parish
- Saint Georges Parish
- Saint Peter Parish
None of these uses arms.
The National Arms of Montserrat
The arms were granted in 1909.
The harp and the female figure are derived from the Irish National Arms, as the early colonists were of Irish descent. The cross symbolises Christianity.
 The arms on a government car (picture by Hannah Abigail Mcpherson-farrell) |