coat of arms of British Guiana
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The coat of arms of British Guiana was the official heraldic emblem of the former British colony in northern South America, symbolizing its colonial authority, identity, and historical ties to the British Empire.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial heraldry
ⓘ
history of Guyana ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of former British colonies
ⓘ
History of British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ National symbols of British Guiana ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
coffee plant
ⓘ
cotton plant ⓘ motto scroll ⓘ royal crown ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ sugar canes ⓘ |
| follows | earlier colonial seals of British Guiana ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical emblem ⓘ |
| motto | Damus Petimusque Vicissim ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | We give and we seek in return ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfCountry | British colony ⓘ |
| region | northern South America ⓘ |
| replacedBecause | independence of Guyana ⓘ |
| replacedBy | coat of arms of Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| scriptOnMottoScroll | Latin script ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
colonial authority of the British Empire in British Guiana
ⓘ
historical ties to the British Empire ⓘ identity of British Guiana as a British colony ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Guiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of British Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial administration of British Guiana ⓘ |
| usedOn |
currency of British Guiana
ⓘ
flags of British Guiana ⓘ government buildings in British Guiana ⓘ official documents of British Guiana ⓘ postage stamps of British Guiana ⓘ seals of British Guiana ⓘ |
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