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Coat of arms of the
Falkland Islands
Adopted29 September 1948
ShieldPer fess azure and barry wavy argent and azure, in chief a ram proper upon a grassy mount issuant from the division vert, and in base a galley proper, its mainsail charged with five estoiles[1][2]
MottoDesire the Right

The coat of arms of the Falkland Islands is the heraldic device consisting of a shield charged with a ram on tussock grass in a blue field at the top and a sailing ship on white and blue wavy lines underneath. Adopted in 1948, it has been the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands since 29 September of that year, except for the two-month occupation of the territory during the Falklands War in 1982. The escutcheon is featured on the flag of the territory. The ram represents the territory's past primary industry of sheep farming, while the ship symbolises the Desire which reportedly first sighted the islands at the end of the 16th century. The grass indicates the vegetation of the Falklands.

  1. ^ "Falkland Islands – Description of the badge". CRW Flags. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "The Falkland Islands Government". Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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