Saint Kitts and Nevis: Governor flags

Last modified: 2005-07-30 by antonio martins
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• Coat of Arms detail
• Blue ensign with the 1967 Coat-of-Arms?
• Governor-General

• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Governor of Saint Kitts - Nevis - Anguilla (1967-1983)

Coat of Arms detail

St Kitts also adopted a new Coat of Arms in 1967. This is white with a red chevron, two poinciana flowers, and a schooner. On a blue chief is the head of a Carib between a fleur-de-lys and an English rose. The supporters are two pelicans, holding a cocoa palm and a sugar cane, and the crest is a torch hold up by a white and a brown arm. The motto is Unity in Trinity.
Santiago Dotor, 24 Nov 1999, quoting from [bcr81], p.52

The centre of the coat of arms is dominated by a shield at the base of which is a lighter in full sail. The lighter is one of the traditional means of transportation. A red chevron is highlighted by two poinciana flowers.

At the top of the shield on the blue background is the head of a Carib, supported by the fleur-de-lis and a rose. The Caribs were the early inhabitants of the islands, and the fleur-de-lis and rose signify the French and English influences.

A helmet to