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I got additional information from Embassy in Tokyo. coat of
arms was adopted on 24 April 1906.
Nozomi Kariyasu , 13 November 1999
The official description of the coat of arms is the following:
"The National coat of arms represents our island. It is
shaped like a pointed leather shield, and divided into three
sections. In its horizontal upper part, there is a golden key
between two mountains, and a sun rising over the sea - which
symbolises the position of Cuba in the Gulf, between the two
Americas, amidst the emergence of a new state. The blue and white
stripes, down the left hand side, represent the situation of the
island, in terms of its division into states, in the colonial
period. Down the right hand side, a Cuban country scene is
dominated by a royal palm tree - the symbol of the ubreakable
character of the Cuban people."
The royal palm is the Cuba National Tree: "The National
Tree: La Palma Real (The Royal Palm). Although it's present all
over the Caribbean, it's everywhere at the Cuban country side.
It's a source of wood and materials for rural construction, the
same for hats, oil and other elements for the tobacco
industry. Because of its erect figure, bearing any
difficult storm, it's the most respected, symbolizing the strong
character of the Cuban people."
The National Flower is not related to the national symbols, but
has some historical value: "The National Flower: La Mariposa
Blanca (The White Butterfly), an endemic jasmine used by Cuban
women during the independece war to transmit messages among the
rebel forces. It's a symbol of purity, fight and independence. It
grows in humid places, like river shores and lagoons. It could
also be cultivated in gardens and backyards."
The National Bird, however, is flag-related: "The National
Bird: El Tocororo (Priotelus temnurus). An endemic bird similar
to a Quetzal, reproduces in its feathers the colors of the
National Flag: red, blue and white. It's a symbol of freedom,
because inside a cage it dies."
Source: Website
of the Cuban embassy in Canada.
Ivan Sache, 13 August 2002
The description on the coat of arms is expanded on the "Symbols of
the Cuban Nation" website, as follows:
"The aforementioned National Coat of Arms represents the
Island of Cuba. It is formed by two archs of similar circles
which cut backing their concavity one to the other, like a
heart-shaped ogive, and is divided in three bodies, spaces or
fields. Cuba, as the key of the Gulf of Mexico, the union of the
Cubans, the sun of liberty, the colors of the flag and a typical
Cuban landscape are present in the coat of arms. A red Phrygian
cap, emblem from the French Revolution, pointing to the right in
its upper part, appears in its design This cap had been used by
men who got freedom in ancient times. In its central part appears
a five-pointed white star, one of them ponting up, and, just like
the flag, it represents the independent state.
The Coat of Arms is hold by a bunch of eleven sticks tied by a
red ribbon , x-crossed, meaning union, because strength is in it
. The upper horizonal field represents a sea, with two capes,
mountains or land points, which symbolizes the position of Cuba
between the two Americas and the rising of a new nation.
A golden rod key placed in a blue sea closes the strait. At the
bottom, a raising sun spreads its rays all over he sky,
remembering the place of Cuba: “The Key of the New World”,
the link between America and Europe and North and South America,
as well as the shining rise of the new-born state.
In its lower left field appears a rural landscape, green and
mountain site, with a blue and clear sky, symbolizing our
environment, plain and natural, presided by a palm tree, a royal
palm, the typical Cuban tree, with its central leave bud pointing
up, emblem of the straight character of the Cuban people.
Its lower right field has five same width stripes, alternating
dark blue and white and bending from right to left, and
associated to the flag. These blue and white stripes symbolize
the department division of the island under Spanish colonialism.
Not exceeding its height, the National Coat of Arms of Cuba, is
ornated by a laurel branch at its left representin strength, and
an oak branch at its right representing victory."
We say here that the coat of arms was adopted in 1906, but the
"Symbols of the Cuban Nation" website says: "The
National Coat of Arms is inspired on the one designed by poet
Miguel Teurbe Tolón, under the ideas by Narciso López for
the National Flag. The present day Coat of Arms differs something
from the one originally made in 1849 as a sketch to La Verdad
newspaper, directed by Teurbe in New York and used by López to
seal official documents and bonds issued by him, as provisional
Chief of State of Cuba, between 1850 and 1851. Its present-day
design was officialy approved by the Assembly of Guáimaro, when
the Republic of Cuba was created. According to Law No.
42 it is a Symbol of the Nation."
The website shows different graphic representations of the coat
of arms at <www.nacion.cult.cu/opcescudo.htm>.
Ivan Sache, 11 February 2007
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I found a nice tobacco silk (Clix Cigarettes) with a shield
labeled Cuba. have any information on this?
Chris Kleinfelter, 7 August 2000
It is the first coat of arms of Cuba granted by King of Spain
in 1516: Per fess, 1) Virgin Mary 2) St. Jacob horseback and
three initials:"I" (queen Izabella), "F"
(king Ferdinand), "C" (king and emperor Carlos)
Victor Lomantsov, 12 August 2000
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On <www.autentico.org>
it seems to me that they refer to the 'authentical revolution of
1933'; several links have been provided with a coat of arms-like
image, which I interpret as the old Cuban coat of arms.
Jarig Bakker, 20 December 1999
