Coat of arms of Puerto Rico

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The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas.<ref name="PRgov">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the Spanish–American War in 1899, after which two interim arms were adopted briefly. A law was passed in 1905 that reestablished the historical armorial bearings as the arms of the territory. Then in 1976, after numerous investigations and amendments, the current version was adopted.<ref name="ICP">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

History

Template:Multiple image The main element of the coat of arms of Puerto Rico is the Lamb of God. Despite Puerto Rico being a US territory, the shield continues to have elements reminiscent of Spain's presence in the New World. There have been different variations of the coat of arms throughout Puerto Rico's history.<ref name="Issuu 2022 k985">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On March 1, 1902, a new coat of arms was approved by Governor William H. Hunt with the intention of reflecting the United States’ involvement in Puerto Rico. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> This was the coat of arms that became the substitute for the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas. This coat of arms was referred to as the “Escudo Intruso” (Intruder Coat of Arms or Intruding Coat of Arms) by the Puerto Rican people. Governor Regis H. Post re-introduced the historical coat of arms which includes the lamb on March 9, 1905.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web

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1767 1873–74 1902–1905 1905 1976–present
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1767 Design First Spanish Republic "Americanized" coat of arms Reintroduction of the historical arms Corrected coat of arms

Features

Heraldic Symbols Border Shields
Arms Meaning
File:Lamb of God Saint John (agnus dei).svg
 Lamb of God with Cross Flag:

Symbol traditionally associated with Jesus Christ (Agnus Dei).

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 Book of Revelation:

Attributed to John of Patmos, the Book of Revelation is represented by a book with seven seals on which the lamb sits.

File:Ferdinan Crown F and Arrows.svg
 Ferdinand II of Aragon:

The gold-crowned F and the arrows (Template:Langx) represent Ferdinand II of Aragon.

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 Isabella I of Castile:

The gold-crowned the Y and the yoke (Template:Langx) represent Ysabel, i.e., Isabella I of Castile.

Arms Meaning
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 Cross of Jerusalem:

Symbol of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose succession rights passed to the Kingdom of Sicily, and henceforth to the Spanish Crown.

File:Arms of Castile.svg
 Kingdom of Castille:

Arms of the Kingdom of Castile.

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 Kingdom of León:

Arms of the Kingdom of León.

File:Banner from Castilla y Leon.svg
 Crown of Castile and León:

Flag of the Crown of Castile and León.

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 Crown of Aragon (variant coat of arms):

Flag of the Crown of Aragon.

Latin motto:

"JOANNES EST NOMEN EJUS" (a quotation from the Vulgate of Luke 1:63) means "John is his name", referring to St. John the Baptist or San Juan Bautista, the original Spanish name of the island.<ref>Grabowski, John F. (1992). U.S. Territories and Possessions (State Report Series). Chelsea House Pub. Page 7. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Great Seal

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Old Puerto Rico Police patch from the 1960s, featuring a simplified depiction of the seal.

All of the states and territories of the United States employ a seal to authenticate and ratify documents and accordingly a seal of Puerto Rico exists, but the traditional coat of arms is used as the main emblem of the territory. The seal has most of the elements of the coat of arms, but the religious elements have been stripped away in accordance with the separation of church and state in the United States. In the seal, the lamb, which no longer has a halo, carries a white banner instead of one with a Red Cross. The book the lamb sits on does not have the seals of the Book of Revelation. The first Governors used the seal as their emblem but in recent years the usage of the seal has been limited to being the official emblem used to represent Puerto Rico on its legal documents when they are sealed.

Seal of the governor

The seal of the governor is the official symbol of the executive head of Puerto Rico. It follows the design used by the seal of the president of the United States. There are several variants of the governor's seal in use.

Seals of the government of Puerto Rico

There are several seals of the different sections of the Puerto Rican government.

See also

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References

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