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==Official blazon== | |||
Or a dove rising proper in its beak argent an olive branch proper; in base, the year "1960" written in Sable | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms show a pigeon and an olive branch, both symbols of peace. The year 1960 is the year of independence from Great Britain. | The arms show a pigeon and an olive branch, both symbols of peace. The year 1960 is the year of independence from Great Britain. | ||
The present arms as used by the government is actually not according to the constitution, as it is used with a silver olive branch and date, and described as a shield of copper-yellow, a colour which does not exist in heraldry. I thus keep the arms above as official arms, and the arms as used by the government are shown below. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:cyprus2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as currently (2012) used by the government | |||
|align="center"|[[File:cy-c3.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin | |align="center"|[[File:cy-c3.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a coin | ||
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