Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
were first adopted on November 4, 1969.
Features
The arms feature a shield depicting the anchor and Bible from HMS BountyHMS Bounty
HMS Bounty , famous as the scene of the Mutiny on the Bounty on 28 April 1789, was originally a three-masted cargo ship, the Bethia, purchased by the British Admiralty, then modified and commissioned as His Majesty's Armed Vessel the...
. This represents the ancestral history of the islanders, most of whom are descended from the sailors who mutinied on the Bounty in 1789. The design of the shield is green and blue representing the island rising from the ocean. The helmet and crest are a flowering slip of miro
Portia tree
Thespesia populnea, commonly known as the Portia Tree , is species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is a small tree or arborescent shrub that has a pantropical distribution, found on coasts around the world. However, the Portia Tree is probably native only to the Old World,...
and a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow.
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands' coat of arms also features in the flag of the Pitcairn IslandsFlag of the Pitcairn Islands
The flag of the Pitcairn Islands was adopted on April 2, 1984.-Flag features:It is a Blue Ensign, with the Union Flag in the canton and the coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands in the fly....
. This flag was subsequently adopted in 1984.
Flag of the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands
The arms also feature in the flag of the GovernorGovernor of the Pitcairn Islands
The Governor of the Pitcairn Islands is the representative of the British crown in the Pitcairn Islands, which are the last remaining British territory in the Pacific Ocean...
.
See also
- Flag of the Pitcairn Islands#Historical context