Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Version used by the Government
Details
Armiger	Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Adopted	1979
Crest	Cotton plant
Torse	Blue, Gold and Green
Escutcheon	Argent a base vert features two women in classical Roman dress:the one on the heraldic right stands holding an olive branch, and the one on the left holds scales of justice and kneels before a gold altar situated between them
Motto	Pax et Justitia "Peace and Justice"

The coat of arms of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is surmounted by a cotton plant and bears the text "Peace and Justice" in Latin. The centerpiece is based on the colonial badge in use from 1907 to 1979 and features two women in classical Roman dress. The one on the heraldic right stands holding an olive branch, and the one on the left holds scales of justice and kneels before a gold altar situated between them.^[1]

References

↑ "Saint Vincent colonial Coat of Arms". Flags of the world.

Coats of arms of North America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Navassa Island Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

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