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The Philippines were a Spanish colony, which had no own arms, but | The Philippines were a Spanish colony, which had no own arms, but used the arms of the Spanish East Indies. The first real arms were designed in the early 1900s under American rule. The new arms were base don the shield of the [[United States]] bearing the arms of the city of [[Manilla]]. As a crest the American eagle was used. Beneath the shield was the scroll with the words Philippine Islands. It remained unaltered until the inauguration of Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935. | ||
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