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==Arms of Gibraltar==
==Arms of Gibraltar==
The arms were officially granted on July 10, 1502 by Queen Isabella I of Castille. When the city changed to English rule, the arms remained in use. At the same time the Spanish refugees from Gibraltar that settled in [[San Roque (Cádiz)|San Roque]] also claimed the arms, and the arms of the municipality is still identical to those of Gibraltar.
The arms were officially granted on July 10, 1502 by Queen Isabella I of Castille. When the city changed to English rule, the arms remained in use. At the same time the Spanish refugees from Gibraltar that settled in [[San Roque]] also claimed the arms, and the arms of the municipality is still identical to those of Gibraltar.


The arms are supposed to signify the important strategic location of Gibraltar for access to the Mediterranean Sea, with a strong fortress, guarding the Straits. The fortress thus was the key to the Mediterranean.  
The arms are supposed to signify the important strategic location of Gibraltar for access to the Mediterranean Sea, with a strong fortress, guarding the Straits. The fortress thus was the key to the Mediterranean.  
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The motto : ''Montis Insignia Calpe'' means ''Of the mountain called Calpe''. Mons Calpe was the name of the rock in Roman times.
The motto : ''Montis Insignia Calpe'' means ''Of the mountain called Calpe''. Mons Calpe was the name of the rock in Roman times.


===Image gallery===
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File:gibraltar-grant.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms on the original grant ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Original_coat_of_arms_of_Gibraltar.jpg source])
File:gibraltar.wes.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card from 1910]].
File:gibraltar.cva.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910
File:gibraltar.erb.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms on a 1907 [[Edwards, Ringer and Bigg - Flags of all nations|tobacco card]]
File:gibraltar.wva.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms on a Dutch trade card, 1940s
File:1986.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
File:Gibraltarp.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Gibraltar|Postal cancellation (Gibraltar Engineering Week)
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==Other heraldry==
|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar-grant.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on the original grant ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Original_coat_of_arms_of_Gibraltar.jpg source])
* [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Gibraltar]]
|align="center"|[[File:gibraltar.wes.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card from 1910]].
* [[Gibraltar (stamps)|Heraldic stamps]]
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Gibraltar is a British Crown Colony on the southern part of the Iberic peninsula.

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The arms were officially granted on July 10, 1502 by Queen Isabella I of Castille. When the city changed to English rule, the arms remained in use. At the same time the Spanish refugees from Gibraltar that settled in San Roque also claimed the arms, and the arms of the municipality is still identical to those of Gibraltar.

The arms are supposed to signify the important strategic location of Gibraltar for access to the Mediterranean Sea, with a strong fortress, guarding the Straits. The fortress thus was the key to the Mediterranean.

The motto : Montis Insignia Calpe means Of the mountain called Calpe. Mons Calpe was the name of the rock in Roman times.

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