Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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The Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the national heraldic emblem of the Caribbean federation, featuring symbols that represent its colonial history, African heritage, and twin-island identity.

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Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
adopted 1983 ⓘ
adoptionContext independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
compartment island base ⓘ
country Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
crest Carib head ⓘ
fleur-de-lis ⓘ
rose ⓘ
torch ⓘ
crestElementMeaning Carib head represents indigenous Carib people ⓘ
linked to: Carib peoples

fleur-de-lis represents French colonial influence ⓘ
rose represents English or British colonial influence ⓘ
torch symbolizes freedom and hope ⓘ
fieldColor argent ⓘ
azure ⓘ
vert ⓘ
legalStatus protected national symbol of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
motto Country Above Self ⓘ
mottoLanguage English ⓘ
mottoPosition on scroll below the shield ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
shieldCharge coconut palm tree ⓘ
poinciana tree ⓘ
sailing ship ⓘ
sugar cane plant ⓘ
shieldDivision per chevron ⓘ
shieldElementMeaning coconut palm represents tropical environment and agriculture ⓘ
poinciana tree symbolizes natural beauty of the islands ⓘ
sailing ship symbolizes European arrival and maritime history ⓘ
sugar cane represents the sugar industry and plantation economy ⓘ
supporter pelican ⓘ
pelican with coconut palm frond ⓘ
pelican with sugar cane stalk ⓘ
supporterMeaning pelicans represent local wildlife and the islands ⓘ
symbolizes African heritage of the population ⓘ
European colonial history ⓘ
agricultural traditions ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
twin-island identity of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
usedBy Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
President of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
state institutions of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
usedOn government buildings of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
official documents of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ
official seals of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ

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Standard of the Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis → relatedTo → Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ