Coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland
Versions
The banner of arms, which served as the territory's flag ('Ulster banner') 1924–1972
Armiger
Government of Northern Ireland (dissolved in 1972)
Adopted
1924
Shield
Argent a cross gules, overall on a six pointed star of the field ensigned by an Imperial crown proper a dexter hand couped at the wrist of the second.
Supporters
Dexter a lion Gules armed langued and collared Or supporting a flagstaff Proper therefrom flowing to the sinister a banner Azure charged with a harp Or stringed Argent surmounted by an imperial crown Proper sinister an Irish elk Proper collared Or supporting a like staff therefrom flowing to the dexter a banner or charged with a cross Gules.[1]
Compartment
On a grassy mount two flax plants each with three flowers on stems proper.
Use
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was prorogued in 1972. The arms have not been used officially since then.
The coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland was granted to the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1924.
^"Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M". National Library of Ireland. p. 157. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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