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'''NATIONAL ARMS OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS''' | '''NATIONAL ARMS OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS''' | ||
[[File:solomonislands.jpg|center|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] | [[File:solomonislands.jpg|center|550 px|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Or, a Saltire Vert charged with two spears in saltire, points in base and a bow and two arrows charged with a native shield in fess point, between two Turtles all proper, and on a chief Azure an Eagle sejant on a branch between two Frigate birds all proper.<br> | |||
'''Crest''' : On a helmet guardant, lambrequined Argent and Azure, a Solomon Islands war canoe proper and a Sun radiant Or.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter, a Crocodile, and on the sinister a Shark, both proper.<br> | |||
'''Compartment''' : A stylised two-headed Frigate bird Sable.<br> | |||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': To Lead Is To Serve | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 7, 1978 and are based on the former colonial arms. | The arms were granted on July 7, 1978 and are based on the former colonial arms. | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:sb-c1.jpg|center|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] <br/>The arms | |align="center"|[[File:sb-c1.jpg|center|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] <br/>The arms on a 2010 coin | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Colonial arms== | ==Colonial arms== | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*(1947) Arms: Gules, a sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas'' - ''Cheloniidæ'') proper and a chief Sable eight piles reversed Argent. | |||
*(1956) Quarterly Azure and Argent, in the first on a branch a Sandford’s Sea eagle (''Haliæetus sandfordi'' - ''Accipitridae'') sejant proper, in the second a turtle, in the third a bow per pale and two spears and two arrows in saltire charged with a native shield; in the fourth two frigate birds (''Fregata ariel'' - ''Fregatidæ''), all charges proper; and on a chief Gules a lion passant guardant Or, langued and unguled Azure. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The second colonial arms were granted on September 24, 1956. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:brsolo1.jpg|center|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] <br/>The arms from 1956 | |||
|} | |||
The four quarters are for the Malaita, Western, Central and Eastern districts. The lion passant is for the British Rule. | |||
These arms replaced older arms, granted on March 10, 1947. | |||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:brsolo2.jpg|center|National Arms of the Solomon Islands]] <br/>The arms from 1947 | |||
|} | |||
The turtle is a symbol for the Western district, the 8 points refer to the 8 main islands. | |||
Before 1947 the colony only used a badge. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:2023.aba.jpg|center|Basge of the Solomon Islands]] <br/>The badge in the [[Abadie]] albums (1930s) | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Main image from government website | ||
[[Category:Solomon Islands]] | [[Category:Solomon Islands]] | ||