In 1956 the New Zealand government agreed to revise the 1911 coat of arms. Queen Elizabeth II approved the changes and initialled both the letter sent to her by New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland and the new version of the coat of arms.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference:
IA9/35 a-b
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