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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of Falkland Islands

The Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands were granted on September 29, 1948. Falkland Islands Coat of Arms. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...


The ship represents the Desire, the vessel in which the British sea-captain, John Davis, is reputed to have discovered the Falkland Islands in 1592. John Davis (1550?—1605) was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I, especially in Polar regions. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ...


The motto "Desire the Right" also refers to the ship's name.


The ram represents sheep-farming; until recently the principal economic activity of the islands and the tussock grass shows the most notable native vegetation. Sharma Ram (disambiguation) Ram Sharma is an amazing, talented teenager that lives in Canada His talents include rapping, comedy, and cooking He is bound to success! ... Tussocks, Nassella Tussock may refer to a clump of a grass or the tuft of hairs on certain moths. ...


See also

 
Coats of arms of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Overseas territories: Anguilla | Bermuda | British Antarctic Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Falkland Islands | Gibraltar | Montserrat | Pitcairn Islands | Saint Helena | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Tristan da Cunha | Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Guernsey | Jersey | Isle of Man

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Falkland Islands Flag - World Flags 101 - Falklandians Flags (291 words)
The flag of the Falkland Islands consists of a dark blue base with a British Union jack in the upper left corner which extends to half the length of the flag.
The Falkland Islands is an overseas territory of Britain.
The current Falkland Islands flag was adopted on September 29, 1948.
Flag of the Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (288 words)
The flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on September 29, 1948.
It is a Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands superimposed.
A Red Ensign with the Falklands coat of arms superimposed was adopted in 1998 and is used as the Islands' civil ensign.
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