Coat of Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The Coat of Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the creation of the territory. Prior to 1985, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were a dependancy of the Falkland Islands, and used their coat of arms. However prior to 1962, the Islands were grouped with what is now the British Antarctic Territory and their coat of arms were used instead of the Falkland Islands' arms. Image File history File links Arms_of_South_Georgia. ... Image File history File links Arms_of_South_Georgia. ... Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (In Latin: The Lion protects his own land) Official language English Capital Grytviken Civil Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem God... This article is about the year. ... The Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands were granted on September 29, 1948. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent. ...

The Arms consist of a shield containing a golden lion rampant holding a torch, representing the United Kingdom and discovery. The background of the shield is blue and white estoiles, from the arms of James Cook who discovered the Islands. The supporters are a fur seal and a Macaroni Penguin, both animals native to the Islands. The crest is a reindeer, from the two herds of reindeer found on South Georgia Island. The seal stands on a mountain, while the penguin stands on ice. James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... In heraldry, supporters are figures placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. ... Genera Callorhinus Arctocephalus Fur seals make up one of the two distinct groups of mammals called seals. Both the fur seals and the true seals are members of the Pinnipedia, which is usually regarded as a suborder of the order Carnivora but sometimes as an independent order. ... Binomial name Eudyptes chrysolophus (Brandt, 1837) The Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin closely related to the Rockhopper Penguin. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) For the musician, please see Caribou (musician). ...

The motto is Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion protects his own land) Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

The Coat of Arms are used in the fly of the Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and as a crest in the defaced Union Flag of the Civil Commissioner Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Flag of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, when the Territory was created. ... 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. ... Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdoms overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. ...

See Also

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

This is a list of coats of arms of the United Kingdom, constitutent parts, Crown Dependencies and its British Overseas Territories. ...

List of the 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