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 Coat of arms of The Gambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coat of Arms of The Gambia has been in use since 18 November 1964.
The two lions represent the colonial history of The Gambia as part of the British Empire.
The crossed axe and hoe represent the importance of agriculture to The Gambia.
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The arms were granted by Royal Warrant on 30th July - 1954, and comprise the well-known Sinhaladipa - or Lion of Ceylon - within a border of Lotus petals - which is symbolic of the nation.
The arms are very old - and are found in the twelfth century - in a form not unlike that in use today - The small coat of arms - here illustrated - is used by Danish Government authorities and is the national emblem.
The very ancient - and consequently simple - arms of this family were borne on an in escutcheon upon the breast of an eagle and - instead of supporters - the whole was shown upon the breast of an imperial eagle with outspread wings.
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 Gambia
In some sources, the interpretation of the colours is slightly different for the coat of arms.
Blue flag with the coat of arms in the middle and golden fringe along three edges.
The national flag defaced with the coat of arms (approximately) of 2/3 height of the hoist.
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 Flag description. The World Factbook. 2003
three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
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 Bandera de Gambia
The Arms or -charges consist of an Axe and a Hoe which are native to -The Gambia, and are placed across each other to symbolize the unity of the people.
The Helmet is that of an esquire and conveys the sense that the Gambia has always been honored by having her administrator raised to the rank of knighthood.
The Gambia is part of the vast Savannah land of Africa and lions being found In this region are proper supporters of her arms.
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 Sierra Leone
This tricolour flag is probably derived from the coat of arms, which were granted in 1960.
The green in the coat of arms is symbolic of the hilly mountains, white and blue are for waves (i.e.
The national flag defaced with a golden representation of the national coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe.
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 The Republic of The Gambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Coat of Arms depict two lions holding hoes supporting a shield that depicts a hoe and axe crossed with one another.
The axe and hoe that are crossed on the shield represent the importance of agriculture to the nation.
The Gambia is a member of several international organisations including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
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In the middle of the white stripe and flag is Guatemala's coat of arms.
The coat of arms consists of a shield with two rifles and two golden swords tied with laurel branches, on a light blue field.
In the Guatemalan flag's coat of arms, the crossed rifles indicate Guatemala's willingness to defend itself by war if need be; while the olive branches symbolize the preferred peace.
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 The Gambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Between 1651 and 1661, part of Gambia was (indirectly) a colony of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; it was purchased by the Courlandish prince Jakub Kettler.
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 Sierra Leone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Although what you say is true of Gambia and Gold Coast, Sierra Leone adopted its own coat of arms in 1914.
A second coat of arms (still used) was adopted in 1960: a gold lion passant on a green field; a white chief dancetty (zig-zagged) upon which are three torches.
With the addition of a crown surmounded 'E' on a blue disc surrounded by a chaplet of gold roses, the arms formed the Royal flag of Sierra Leone until the country became a republic in 1971.
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 ipedia.com: Coat of Arms of the Gambia Article (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Coat of Arms of Gambia depict two lions holding hoes supporting a shield that depicts a hoe and axe crossed with one another.
The two lions represent the past history of Gambia being a colony of the United Kingdom.
The axe and hoe that are crossed on the sheild represent the importance of agriculture to the nation.
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Banjul is the capital of The Gambia with a population of 34,828 as of 2003.
It is located on St. Marys Island where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean.
Banjul is the main urban area of The Gambia and holds the countrys economic and administrative center.
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The Gambia is a long and narrow country in West Africa that parallels and takes in both sides of the Gambia River.
It is surrounded by Senegal on all sides, except on the Atlantic coast, and for this reason the two countries have a lot of ethnic and cultural ties.
In contrast to Senegal, a former French colony, The Gambia was colonized by Britain and gained its Independence on February 18, 1965.
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The situation did not improve for lack of intelligence, so General Sir George Erskine was appointed commander-in-chief of the colony's armed forces in May 1953, with the personal backing of Winston Churchill.
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The wounded emo-punk of Coat of Arms will inspire hundreds of misguided teens to sing-along in sweat-soaked T-shirts.
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However since the cost was not a Colonial Office expense, but a charge on the budget of the colony, the decision to apply was the choice of the Colonial Government.
The heralds at the College of Arms were not paid a salary, and the only income they had as heralds were the fees they charged for designing and registering arms.
Gold Coast and Gambia were granted arms in 1957 and 1964 respectively, in preparation for independence, and Sierra Leone's arms were replaced by a new design in 1960 just before independence.
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 Republic of the Two Crowns - IBWiki
On the licence plates and in many other official uses that symbol is changed by the coat of arms of the respective country (Veneda, Galicia or Lithuania).
The navy does not plays a very important role, the base at Jakowina, Gambia now has only a few ships stationed in it and thus the coastline of the RTC is pretty short and there are no large distances on it.
Having had a bad experience with the nuclear weapons when Lodz was nuked, the RTC for a long time did not employ any nuclear weaponry, but in the 80s it developed a program of field RA weapons, despite of a somewhat large public outcry.
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For coats of arms, each design will be highly individualized and of varying levels of complexity and style, I will take the information you give me a get back to you with an estimate on how long it will take to design your arms.
Note: Registering a coat of arms is not a grant of arms.
In order to obtain a grant of your coat of arms you would have to petition the UK College of Arms for a grant of your coat of arms.
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 Coat of arms of The Gambia at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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It depicts two lions holding hoes supporting a shield that depicts a hoe and axe crossed.
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A fleece also appears at the center of Ossett's coat of arms.
Some versions of the Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts tell us that on his long homeward voyage Jason took the Golden Fleece by river journey from the Black Sea to the North Sea — a route well known to the Vikings who are thought to have founded Ossett.
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The colors fl, red and gold have been associated with Germany since the middle ages, but the current German flag colors are traced back to early 19th century volunteers, who fought for the country in the Napoleonic wars.
The colors are based on the soldiers' uniforms which were fl coats with red braid and gold buttons.
The German flag was also used by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) until 1959, but a coat of arms to it from 1959 to 1989.
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