Puerto Rican coat of arms
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The Puerto Rican coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Puerto Rico, featuring a green shield with a lamb and flag motif surrounded by symbols reflecting the island’s Spanish colonial history, Catholic heritage, and cultural identity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
John the Baptist ⓘ
surface form:
Saint John the Baptist
|
| bannerSymbolizes | Christian victory ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of dependent territories
ⓘ
Coats of arms with crosses ⓘ Coats of arms with lambs ⓘ National symbols of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| centralCharge | Agnus Dei ⓘ |
| centralChargeDepicts | Lamb of God with a banner ⓘ |
| country | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateOfOriginalGrant | 1511 ⓘ |
| designInfluencedBy |
Catholic iconography
ⓘ
Spanish heraldry ⓘ |
| features |
Catholic symbols
ⓘ
Spanish royal symbols ⓘ banner ⓘ castle ⓘ crosses ⓘ flag ⓘ lamb ⓘ lion ⓘ |
| fieldColor | vert ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| grantedTo |
San Juan
ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
| hasMotto | Joannes Est Nomen Ejus ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| lambSymbolizes | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | John is his name ⓘ |
| officialIn | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| officialStatus | current ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestCoatsOfArmsInAmericas | true ⓘ |
| reinstatedBy | Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| reinstatedYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| represents |
Puerto Rican people
ⓘ
Puerto Rican sovereignty ⓘ |
| scriptOnMotto | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| shieldColor | green ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Catholic heritage of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
Puerto Rican cultural identity ⓘ Spanish colonial history of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Puerto Rican flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Puerto Rico
|
| usedBy | Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| usedOn |
government seals of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
official buildings of Puerto Rico ⓘ official documents of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.