Coat of Arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

The Coat of Arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands were granted in 1965. Turks and Caicos Islands Coat of Arms File links The following pages link to this file: Turks and Caicos Islands ... Turks and Caicos Islands Coat of Arms File links The following pages link to this file: Turks and Caicos Islands ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

The Arms consist of a shield bearing a conch shell, lobster, and cactus on a yellow background. The dexter and sinister supporters are flamingos. The crest is a pelican between two sisal plants representing connection to the rope industry. Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ... Genera See Taxonomy of the Cactaceae A cactus (information regarding the plural of catcus below) is a type of (usually) succulent plant belonging to the dicotyledonous flowering plant family, Cactaceae. ... In heraldry, supporters are figures placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. ... Species Phoenicopterus roseus Phoenicopterus minor Phoenicopterus jamesi Phoenicopterus andinus Phoenicopterus chilensis Phoenicopterus ruber Flamingos (genus Phoenicopterus monotypic in family Phoenicopteridae) are gregarious wading birds, usually 3–5 feet in height, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. ... Species Pelecanus occidentalis Pelecanus thagus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus onocrotalus Pelecanus crispus Pelecanus rufescens Pelecanus philippensis Pelecanus conspicillatus A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. ...

The shield from the arms feature on the Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and on the defaced Union Flag of the Governor Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Flag in the upper hoist-side corner. ... 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 Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands The Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdoms overseas territory of Turks and Caicos 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