Coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia was the heraldic emblem used by the British colonial territory of Southern Rhodesia, featuring symbols representing its colonial governance and regional identity prior to the establishment of Zimbabwe.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Rhodesia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1924 ⓘ
armiger	Colony of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion-style government of Rhodesia ⓘ Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
blazon	Vert, a pick Or, on a chief argent a lion passant gules between two thistles proper ⓘ
chiefCharge	lion passant gules ⓘ two thistles proper ⓘ
chiefTincture	argent ⓘ
compartment	grassy mound ⓘ
country	Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
crest	soapstone bird of Zimbabwe on a wreath of the colours ⓘ
crestCharge	Zimbabwe Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ
crestMaterial	soapstone ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1924-08-11 ⓘ
fieldCharge	golden miner’s pick ⓘ
fieldTincture	vert ⓘ
grantedBy	College of Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ King George V NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	historical emblem no longer in official use ⓘ
motto	SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Blessed be the name of the Lord ⓘ
periodOfUse	1924–1981 ⓘ
relinquished	1981 ⓘ
replacedBy	Coat of arms of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
shieldColor	green field ⓘ
supporter	sable antelope ⓘ sable antelope regardant ⓘ
symbolizes	British imperial connection ⓘ Scottish heritage of some settlers ⓘ local Shona cultural heritage through the Zimbabwe Bird ⓘ mineral wealth of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
usedBy	British colony of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
usedDuring	British colonial rule in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ Rhodesian Bush War period ⓘ Unilateral Declaration of Independence period ⓘ
usedIn	Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ territory now known as Zimbabwe ⓘ
usedOn	colonial flags of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ currency of Rhodesia ⓘ official government documents ⓘ postage stamps of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ seals of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Coat of arms of Zimbabwe → precededBy → Coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ

Rhodesia → usedCoatOfArms → Coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Rhodesia