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'Dorling-Kindersley Pocket Book' says the coat of arms
represents the three ships of Colombus who landed in Trinidad in
1498. The top of the shield depicts two hummingbirds. The
supporters are two local birds, a scarlet ibis and a cocrico,
respectively. The shield stands on waves breaking against the
rocky coasts of the islands.
Ivan Sache, 11 January 2001
From www.gov.tt:
"The Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago was designed by a
committee formed in 1962 to prepare the country for independence.
The Coat of Arms was selected and formally agreed to be used as
the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago in 1962. The Birds
represented on the Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago are the
Scarlet Ibis, the Cocrico (native to Tobago) and the Hummingbird.
The three ships represent the Trinity and the three ships of
Columbus. The three Peaks were principal motifs of Trinidad's
early British Colonial Seals and Flag-Badges. They commemorated
both Columbus' decision to name Trinidad after the Blessed
Trinity and the three Peaks of the Southern mountain range,
called the 'Three Sisters" on the horizon. The fruited
Coconut Palm dates back to the great seals of British Colonial
Tobago in the days when the Island was a separate administrative
unit. Motto - Together we aspire, Together we achieve"
-speaks for itself and promotes harmony and diversity for
national achievement."
Erki Kurikoff, 13 February 2002
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It was officially announced that Trinidad and Tobago officials were about to
change the coat of arms, in order to remove references to European colonization.
Christopher Columbus’ three ships — the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María
— will be replaced with the steelpan, a popular percussion instrument that
originated in the eastern Caribbean island.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trinidad-redrawing-coat-arms-remove-columbus-famous-ships-112981350
Zoltan Horvath, 21 August 2024