Coat of Arms of Montserrat

The Coat of Arms of Montserrat was first adopted in 1909. Montserrat coat of arms taken from flag from the CIA Factbook 2003. ... Montserrat coat of arms taken from flag from the CIA Factbook 2003. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The Arms consist of a shield featuring a lady in green representing Erin, the female personification of Ireland, based on the mythology of Ériu. The lady is holding a golden harp, a symbol of Ireland that features in the Republic of Ireland's coat of arms. The cross symbolises Christianity. Erin is an anglicization of Irish/Gaelic Éirinn, the dative case of Éire, the Irish word for Peace. Nineteenth-century Irish nationalists also used Erin in English as a romantic name for Ireland, as shown in the catchphrase (when speaking of Irelands experiences with Britain), Let Erin Remember. According... In Irish mythology, Ériu, daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Tribes of the god(ess) Danu), was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ireland. ...

The Arms pay tribute to the Irish ancestry of Montserrat, as much of the population is descended from the Irish settlers exiled to the island by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century. Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The Arms feature on the Flag of Montserrat, and on the defaced Union Flag used by the Governor of Montserrat. Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Montserrat is a defaced Blue Ensign. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... The Governor of Montserrat is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdoms overseas territory of Montserrat. ...

See also

• List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies

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