Story: Coat of arms

Prospective coat of arms: unsuccessful submission

This unsuccessful entry in the 1908 competition to choose a coat of arms for New Zealand departed from the idea of a shield flanked by figures on either side.

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Stephen Levine, Coat of arms – British and 1911 coats of arms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/35059/prospective-coat-of-arms-unsuccessful-submission (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Stephen Levine, published 17 April 2012.