Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
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The Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands was approved by the Legislative Assembly in 1957,[2][3] and public input was sought on its design. The Royal Warrant assigning "Armorial Ensigns for the Cayman Islands" was approved by Her Majesty's command on 14 May 1958.[2][3]
| Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands | |
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| Armiger | Cayman Islands |
| Crest | On a wreath of the colours (Argent and Azure) a pineapple Or, surmounted by a turtle Vert. |
| Torse | Argent and Azure |
| Shield | Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure, overall three mullets Vert fimbriated Or two and one, upon a chief wavy Gules a lion passant guardant Or, armed and langued Azure. |
| Motto | He hath founded it upon the seas[1] |
The arms consists of a shield, a crested helm and the motto. Three green stars, representing each of the three inhabited Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac),[2][3] are set in the lower two-thirds of the shield. The stars rest on blue and white wavy bands representing the sea. In the top third of the shield, against a red background, is a gold lion passant guardant (walking with the further forepaw raised and the body seen from the side), representing Britain.[2][3] Above the shield is a green turtle on a coil of rope. Behind the turtle is a gold pineapple. The turtle represents the seafaring history; the rope, its traditional thatch-rope industry; and the pineapple, its ties with Jamaica.
The islands' motto, He hath founded it upon the seas, is printed at the bottom of the shield. This line, a verse from Psalm 24, Verse 2, acknowledges the territory's Christian heritage, as well as its ties to the sea.[4]