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====Official blason====
===Official blazon===


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The four quarters of the arms are blue and silver, blue for the sky, silver for clouds. The scales indicate justice. The hill with the lighthouse are derived from the arms of the city of [[Montevideo (departamento)|Montevideo]], the initial colony of present Uruguay. The colt signifies nobility. Finally the oxen signifies hard work or prosperity. The sun was added to signify a new day.
The four quarters of the arms are blue and silver, blue for the sky, silver for clouds. The scales indicate justice. The hill with the lighthouse are derived from the arms of the city of [[Montevideo (departamento)|Montevideo]], the initial colony of present Uruguay. The colt signifies nobility. Finally the oxen signifies hard work or prosperity. The sun was added to signify a new day.


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{|align="center"
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:Uy-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a coin from 1844
|align="center"|[[File:Uy-c1.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a coin from 1844
|align="center"|[[File:Uy-c2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a coin from 2011
|align="center"|[[File:Uy-c2.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a coin from 2011
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Use of the arms in collector's items:
Use of the arms in collector's items:
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{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.fedo.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Fedora - Arms of countries|Uruguayan tobacco card]]  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.fedo.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Fedora - Arms of countries|Uruguayan tobacco card]]  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay2.kh.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch card (1900-1910)  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay2.kh.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch card (1900-1910)  
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|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.cana.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Spanish cigar bond
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.cana.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Spanish cigar band
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.hel.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on an American card  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.hel.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on an American card  
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|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.vgi.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch matchbox label (1960s)  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.vgi.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch matchbox label (1960s)  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.wva.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch card (1950s)  
|align="center"|[[File:Uruguay.wva.jpg|center|300 px|{{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch card (1950s)  


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