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United Kingdom: Overseas Territories

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR (CITY)
(ENSIGN)

The blue ensign of Gibraltar was The local flag of Gibraltar City is a
officially adopted in 1895. The badge anner of the arms officially granted
is based on the arms of Gibraltar n 1926. It is based on the original
granted by Ferdinand, the King of rms granted by Spain in 1502. The
Spain in 1502. The castle and key anner was granted for use
recall that Gibraltar is both a fortress xclusively on land in 1983. Like the
and, because of its position on one side adge it depicts a red fortress with a
of a narrow strait, also the key to the old key. The red and white field is
Mediterranean Sea. erived from the arms.

MONTSERRAT PITCAIRN ISLANDS

The coat of arms dates from 1909, Adopted for the Pitcairn Islands in
although its origin is unknown. It 984, the badge commemorates the
shows a woman in green holding a sland’s earliest settlers, the infamous
cross and a harp. The cross is for rew of HMS Bounty, who mutinied
Christianity and the woman and harp n 1790. The badge is blue to
recall Irish immigrants who settled epresent the Pacific Ocean, with a
on the island in 1632. The arms were reen triangle symbolizing the island.
re-adopted in 1962 when the West The shield is charged with the Bible
Indies Federation was dissolved. nd the anchor of HMS Bounty.

ST. HELENA TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS

The current badge was made into a coat The blue ensign was granted in 1968,
of arms in 1984. It depicts a ship flying hree years after the arms. The shield
the Cross of St. George sailing between rom the arms shows a conch-shell and a
two cliffs. Above is a wire-bird rayfish representing fishing, the islands’
representing the local fauna. The flag is main industry, and a cactus for their
also flown in the Ascension Islands and ora. The Turks and Caicos became a
Tristan da Cunha, dependencies eparate colony after the Bahamas
administered by St. Helena. chieved independence.

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