Coat of arms of Solomon Islands

The coat of arms of Solomon Islands shows a shield which is framed by a crocodile and a shark. The motto is displayed under it, which reads "To Lead Is To Serve." Over the shield there is a helmet with decorations, crowned by a stylized sun. [1] [2]

Coat of arms of Solomon Islands
ArmigerElizabeth II in Right of Solomon Islands
Creston a helmet guardant, lambrequined Argent and Azure, a Solomon Islands war canoe proper and a Sun radiant Or
TorseArgent and azure
BlazonOr, a Saltire Vert charged with two spears in saltire, points in base and a bow and two arrows charged with a native shield in fess point, between two Turtles all proper, and on a chief Azure an Eagle sejant on a branch between two Frigate birds all proper
Supporterson the dexter, a Crocodile, and on the sinister a Shark, both proper
CompartmentA stylised two-headed Frigate bird Sable
MottoTo Lead Is To Serve

Historical Coats of Arms and emblems
  • Solomon Islands badge (1906-1947)
  • Solomon Islands badge (1947-1956)[3]
  • Solomon Islands badge (1956–1978)
gollark: Soon I will have "users" maybe.
gollark: As you can see, it is not possible to escape.
gollark: We had to temporarily disable calculus while patching that. Very not ideal.
gollark: Even though it was temporary, the damage to the fabric of reality was substantial. Though not as bad as when someone somehow set all the derivatives of position to 1.
gollark: Specifically, "not finitely describable" is not well defined.

See also

Tincture (heraldry) Terminology

References
  1. "Solomon Islands flags at Flags of the World.net". 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. "Solomon Islands historical flags at Flags of the World.net". 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  3. "British Solomon Islands Protectorate 1947-1956 at Flags of the World.net". 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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