Arms of the British Antarctic Territory | |
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Shield | Per Fesse wavy barry wavy of six Argent and Azure and Argent on a Pile Gules a Torch enflamed proper |
Supporters | On the dexter side a Lion Or and on the sinister side an Emperor Penguin proper |
Motto | Research and Discovery |
Earlier version(s) | |
Use | Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
The coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory was first granted in 1952, when the territory was still a dependency of the Falkland Islands (along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). [1]
The arms consist of a shield bearing a flaming torch on a wavy background representing the sea. The dexter supporter is a golden lion, representing the United Kingdom. [2] The sinister supporter is an Emperor penguin, representing the native wildlife in the territory. [2] The lion stands on a compartment of grass, while the penguin stands on a compartment of ice. [1] The crest is a representation of the RRS Discovery, the research ship used in 1901 by the caption Robert Falcon Scott on his first journey to the Antarctic. [3]
The coat of arms appears in the fly of the flag of the British Antarctic Territory. [2] [3]
The official blazon granted by the British College of Arms is as follows: [4]
Arms: Per Fesse wavy barry wavy of six Argent and Azure and Argent on a Pile Gules a Torch enflamed proper.
Supporters: On the dexter side a Lion Or and on the sinister side an Emperor Penguin proper.
Motto: Research and Discovery
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