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Kōrero: Coat of arms

Prospective coat of arms: second finalist

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Prospective coat of arms: second finalist

This is the second of three drawings in a 1908 competition that were sent to Britain to be assessed for a possible coat of arms for New Zealand. This design contains some of the elements – such as European and Māori figures – that were included in the coat of arms that was eventually adopted.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: IA9 31 30 53

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Stephen Levine, Coat of arms – British and 1911 coats of arms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/35057/prospective-coat-of-arms-second-finalist (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Stephen Levine, i tāngia i te 17 April 2012.