Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha

The coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha was granted on 20 October 2002.

Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
Armiger	Government of Tristan da Cunha
Adopted	2002
Crest	Naval crown with a longboat
Shield	Blue-and-white shield with the picture of four albatrosses
Supporters	Two Tristan rock lobsters
Motto	Our faith is our strength
Earlier version(s)	Tristan da Cunha formerly used the coat of arms of Saint Helena

Arms

The arms consist of a shield featuring four albatrosses in a blue-and-white mirror image design. The central diamond-shaped charge is based on a charge from the arms of the da Cunha family to which Admiral Tristão da Cunha belonged, after whom the island is named: "cunha" in Portuguese means "wedge", and blue wedges feature in the da Cunha arms as a canting charge. The two supporters are Tristan rock lobsters, which are found in the waters surrounding the island. The crest on the closed or tilting helm(of the Da Cunha family of esquires), features a naval crown and a Tristan da Cunha longboat.

The motto is “Our faith is our strength”.

Flag

The arms feature on the flag of Tristan da Cunha, granted on the same date as the arms, and on the defaced Union Flag used by the Administrator.

Previous arms

Prior to 2002, as a dependency of Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha used their coat of arms.

External links

• Tristan da Cunha Government website

See also

• List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies