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Coat of arms, Court of Appeal building, Wellington

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Coat of arms, Court of Appeal building, Wellington

The coat of arms is displayed on, and in, courthouses around New Zealand, including the Court of Appeal in Wellington, where it is carved in stone on the outside of the building.

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Stephen Levine, Coat of arms – A new coat of arms, 1956, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36249/coat-of-arms-court-of-appeal-building-wellington (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Stephen Levine, published 17 April 2012.