Coat of arms of Jamaica
The coat of arms of Jamaica is a heraldic symbol used to represent Jamaica. The coat of arms is a legacy design, with its earliest iteration having been granted for the colony of Jamaica in 1661 under Royal Warrant. The original design was created by William Sancroft, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The present design was adopted after Jamaican independence in 1962, with slight modification.
| Coat of arms of Jamaica | |
|---|---|
| Armiger | Charles III in Right of Jamaica |
| Adopted | 1661 |
| Crest | Upon a Log fesse wise a Crocodile Proper |
| Torse | Argent and Gules |
| Shield | Argent on a Cross Gules five pine-apples slipped OR |
| Supporters | On the dexter side a Taíno Native Woman holding in the exterior hand a Basket of Fruits and on the sinister side a Taíno Native Man supporting by the exterior hand a Bow all proper |
| Motto | "Out of many, one people" |
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