Coat of arms of Gibraltar

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Gibraltar is a heraldic emblem featuring a red castle and golden key symbolizing the territory’s strategic importance at the entrance to the Mediterranean.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gibraltar coat of arms 3
Coat of arms of Gibraltar canonical 2
coat of arms of Gibraltar 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
associatedWith Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
castleColor red ⓘ
charge key ⓘ
three-towered castle ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Gibraltar ⓘ
depicts golden key ⓘ
red castle ⓘ
emblemType territorial coat of arms ⓘ
geographicRegion Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
grantDate 1502 ⓘ
grantedBy Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
grantingAuthority Crown of Castile ⓘ
hasColor gold ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasHeraldicTincture argent ⓘ
gules ⓘ
or ⓘ
historicalOrigin late Middle Ages ⓘ
inspired badge on the flag of Gibraltar ⓘ
jurisdiction Gibraltar ⓘ
keyColor gold ⓘ
keyPosition hanging from the castle gate ⓘ
legalStatus official emblem of Gibraltar ⓘ
motto Montis Insignia Calpe ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Badge of the Rock of Calpe ⓘ
relatedSymbol Flag of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: flag of Gibraltar
shieldShape Spanish-style escutcheon ⓘ
symbolizes Gibraltar as the key to the Mediterranean ⓘ
control of access to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
strategic importance of Gibraltar ⓘ
territorialStatus British Overseas Territories ⓘ
surface form: British Overseas Territory
usedBy Parliament of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: Gibraltar Parliament

Government of Gibraltar ⓘ
usedIn colonial heraldry ⓘ
heraldry of the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedOn Gibraltar currency ⓘ
Flag of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: Gibraltar flag badge

Gibraltar passports ⓘ
government buildings in Gibraltar ⓘ
official documents of Gibraltar ⓘ
official seals of Gibraltar ⓘ
usedSince early 16th century ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of Gibraltar → coatOfArmsUsed → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ
Flag of Gibraltar → designOrigin → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gibraltar coat of arms
Flag of Gibraltar → relatedSymbol → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Gibraltar
Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar → features → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gibraltar coat of arms
Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar → defacedWith → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gibraltar coat of arms
Flag of the Governor of Gibraltar → isRelatedTo → Coat of arms of Gibraltar ⓘ