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The Grant of Arms conveyed by royal warrant was presented to
the President of the Senate by Her Majesty the Queen in 1966 -
the year Barbados gained independence from Britain.
The Golden Shield carries two Pride of Barbados flowers (the
National Flower) and the Bearded Fig Tree (after which Barbados
is named). The shield is supported by a dolphin (symbolic of the
fishing industry) and by a pelican (after a small island called
Pelican Island which existed off Barbados). Above the shield is a
helmet and mantling and above is a hand of a Barbadian holding
two crossed pieces of sugarcane (symbolic of the Barbados sugar
industry). The cross formed by the cane is a reference to the
cross on which St.Andrew was crucified - Barbados' Independence
Day is celebrated on November 30th, Saint Andrews Day.
From the official
site of the Barbados government
I was wondering - it seems that in all coat of arms images the leaves
of the barbed fig tree are green (as I suppose they are in
nature) while in the Royal Standard they appear as blue. Any
explanation?
Željko Heimer, 24 Febuary 2001
