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[[File:stlucia.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Azure two sticks of cut bamboo in Cross surmounted of an African stool of authority Or between in dexter chief and sinister base a Rose Argent charged with another Gules both barbed and seeded proper an in sinister chief and dexter base a Fleur-de-lis Gold and for the Crest upon a Helm with a Wreath Orand Azure in front of two Fronds of the Fern Polypoduim in Saltire a Cubit Arm proper the hand holding erect a Torch Gold enflamed also proper and for the Supporters on either side a Saint Lucia Parrot commonly called Jacquot (''Amazona versicolor'') wings elevated and addorsed and in the beak of each a Frond of the Fern Polypoduim all proper and for the Motto: THE LAND-THE PEOPLE-THE LIGHT. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on February 22, 1979. | The arms were officially granted on February 22, 1979. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:stlucia2.jpg|center]] <br/>The badge from 1880 | |align="center"|[[File:stlucia2.jpg|center]] <br/>The badge from 1880 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:stlucia-fr.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
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