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Kōrero: Coat of arms

Prospective coat of arms: unsuccessful submission

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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.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: IA 9 17 30/f5 5

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

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

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/35059/prospective-coat-of-arms-unsuccessful-submission (accessed 4 June 2026).

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