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.

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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.

La Borinqueña associatedWith Puerto Rican coat of arms