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The arms depict a sailing ship beneath a pile or triangle of vair. The ship reflects the city's maritime history, while the vair comes from the arms of Sir Arthur Chichester, the founder of modern Belfast. There is also a canton emblazoned with a bell, representing the first syllable of the name (an example of "canting" or punning heraldry). [2]
The following table displays the official flag, seal, and coat of arms of the 50 states, of the federal district, the 5 inhabited territories, and the federal government of the United States of America.
Pages in category "History of Belfast" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Coat of arms of Belfast; E. Economy of Belfast; F. Belfast ...
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The U.S. Army establishes a heraldry office and a system of unit coats of arms in 1919. An early example of an English grant of honorary arms to a US citizen descended from a pre-1783 colonist: Alain C. White, in 1920. [4] The 51st Artillery Regiment is the first army unit to adopt a coat of arms, in 1922. President Calvin Coolidge has a coat ...
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According to the oral histories of many of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, they have been living on the continents since their genesis, described by a wide range of traditional creation stories. Other tribes have stories that recount migrations across long tracts of land and a great river believed to be the Mississippi River. [11]
The current Northern Ireland Executive does not use a coat of arms. The former flag of the Government of Northern Ireland is derived from the arms. The flag is the arms alone (the shield), for supporters are never displayed on a flag. Supporters are not part of the arms – they support the arms, which are on the shield. [4]