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{ | {{uk}}''' ASCENSION ISLAND''' | ||
[[File:ascension.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in February 2, 2012. | The arms were officially granted in February 2, 2012. | ||
The arms of Ascension features the green turtle for which Ascension is so famous, hosting the second largest green turtle nesting rookery in the Atlantic, the white tern (locally referred to as the 'fairy tern') and the endemic Ascension Parsley Fern. | The arms of Ascension features the green turtle for which Ascension is so famous, hosting the second largest green turtle nesting rookery in the Atlantic, the white tern (locally referred to as the 'fairy tern') and the endemic Ascension Parsley Fern. | ||
In 2004 the following proposal was put forward to the Ascension assembly, but not approved: | |||
[[File:ascencion1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Ascension island (proposal)]] | |||
'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} http://www.the-islander.org.ac | |||
[[Category:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] | [[Category:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] | ||
[[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | [[Category:British Colonies and Territories]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2012]] | [[Category:Granted 2012]] | ||
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ASCENSION ISLAND
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in February 2, 2012.
The arms of Ascension features the green turtle for which Ascension is so famous, hosting the second largest green turtle nesting rookery in the Atlantic, the white tern (locally referred to as the 'fairy tern') and the endemic Ascension Parsley Fern.
In 2004 the following proposal was put forward to the Ascension assembly, but not approved:
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