![Coat of arms of the South Sea Company. The armorials of the South Sea Company according to a grant of arms dated 31 October 1711 were: Azure, a globe whereon are represented the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn all proper and in sinister chief point two herrings haurient in saltire argent crowned or, in a canton the united arms of Great Britain. Crest: A ship of three masts in full sail. Supporters, Dexter: The emblematic figure of Britannia, with the shield, lance etc all proper; sinister: A fisherman completely clothed, with cap boots fishing net etc and in his hand a string of fish, all proper.[1] Herring outline traced from commons File:FMIB 41943 Sea Herring (Clupea harengus Linnaeus).jpeg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/SouthSeaCompany_Armorials.png)
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Coat of arms of the South Sea Company. The armorials of the South Sea Company according to a grant of arms dated 31 October 1711 were: Azure, a globe whereon are represented the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn all proper and in sinister chief point two herrings haurient in saltire argent crowned or, in a canton the united arms of Great Britain. Crest: A ship of three masts in full sail. Supporters, Dexter: The emblematic figure of Britannia, with the shield, lance etc all proper; sinister: A fisherman completely clothed, with cap boots fishing net etc and in his hand a string of fish, all proper.[1] Herring outline traced from commons File:FMIB 41943 Sea Herring (Clupea harengus Linnaeus).jpeg |
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| Source | Own work, using royal arms element from commons File:Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (Scotland).svg by User:Sodacan |
| Author | Lobsterthermidor (talk) 21:25, 11 September 2016 (UTC) |
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- ↑ National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, catalogue entry for sculpture of arms, object ID: HRA0043 [1]
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| current | 13:02, 18 September 2016 | | 932 × 1,068 (265 KB) | Lobsterthermidor | Improved herrings |
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