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===North Borneo=== | ===North Borneo=== | ||
[[File:Northborneao.wes.jpg|center]] | [[File:Northborneao.wes.jpg|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] | ||
The first arms of North Borneo were granted on July 21, 1882 and were granted to the British North Borneo Company. | The first arms of North Borneo were granted on July 21, 1882 and were granted to the British North Borneo Company. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:brnborneo-stamp.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a stamp from 1897 | |align="center"|[[File:brnborneo-stamp.jpg|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] <br/>The arms on a stamp from 1897 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:brnborneo-coin.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a | |align="center"|[[File:brnborneo-coin.jpg|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1940 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:181.wsa.jpg|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] <br/>The arms on a German [[http://ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Wappen-Sammlung_Series_1_Rulers_and_Countries|trade stamp]], 1910s | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Brnborneo.typ.jpg|300 px|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] <br/>The arms on a British [[Ty-Phoo colonial series|trade card]], 1939 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:194.aur.jpg|300 px|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] <br/>The arms on a German [[http://ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Staats-Wappen_und_Flaggen_(Unter_dem_Olympia-Banner)|trade card]], 1936 | |||
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The sovereignty of the British North Borneo Company was abolished on 15 July 1946 and British North Borneo became a British Crown Colony. On September 9, 1948 North Borneo received new arms. | The sovereignty of the British North Borneo Company was abolished on 15 July 1946 and British North Borneo became a British Crown Colony. On September 9, 1948 North Borneo received new arms. | ||
[[File:Northborneo.jpg|center|Arms of | [[File:Northborneo.jpg|center|Arms of British North Borneo]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
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The “T” on the sail commemorates the liberation from Japanese occupation by the 9th Australian Division, which had participated in the siege of Tobruk (1941). | The “T” on the sail commemorates the liberation from Japanese occupation by the 9th Australian Division, which had participated in the siege of Tobruk (1941). | ||
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