Coat of arms of Bermuda

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
coat of arms of Bermuda	2
Badge of the Governor of Bermuda	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1910 ⓘ
armiger	British monarch ⓘ Prince Charles ⓘ surface form: King Charles III
associatedWith	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
authority	College of Arms ⓘ
category	Heraldry of British Overseas Territories ⓘ National symbols of Bermuda ⓘ
country	Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Bermuda
crest	red lion holding a shield ⓘ
designType	heraldic achievement ⓘ
features	red lion ⓘ rock ⓘ shield ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ
hasColor	blue ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
hasElement	blue sea around the rock ⓘ green field beneath the shield ⓘ scroll bearing the motto ⓘ
influencedBy	English heraldic tradition ⓘ
isDepictedOn	Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Bermuda passports some Bermudian coins ⓘ
isPartOf	symbols of Bermuda ⓘ
legalStatus	official emblem of Bermuda ⓘ
lionColor	red ⓘ
lionRepresents	England ⓘ
motto	Quo Fata Ferunt ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Whither the Fates Carry [Us] ⓘ
reefRepresents	hazardous reefs around Bermuda ⓘ
represents	Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: British Overseas Territory of Bermuda
scriptOnMotto	Latin script ⓘ
shieldDepicts	shipwreck on a rock ⓘ
shipRepresents	Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ surface form: Sea Venture founding of Bermuda as an English colony ⓘ
symbolizes	Bermuda’s maritime history ⓘ dangerous reefs around Bermuda ⓘ shipwreck of the Sea Venture ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Bermuda ⓘ Governor of Bermuda ⓘ
usedOn	flag of Bermuda ⓘ government documents of Bermuda ⓘ official seals of Bermuda ⓘ
uses	heraldic symbolism ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Bermuda (United Kingdom) → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

subject surface form: Bermuda

Flag of Bermuda → defacedWith → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Bermuda

Supreme Court of Bermuda → emblem → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

Governor of Bermuda → insignia → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Badge of the Governor of Bermuda

President of the Senate → symbol → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

subject surface form: President of the Senate of Bermuda

Whither the Fates Carry [Us] → usedIn → Coat of arms of Bermuda ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Bermuda