Back شعار ترينيداد وتوباغو Arabic شعار ترينيداد و توباجو ARZ Герб Трынідада і Табага Byelorussian Герб на Тринидад и Тобаго Bulgarian ত্রিনিদাদ বারো টোবাগোর চিনত্হান BPY Grb Trinidada i Tobaga BS Escut de Trinitat i Tobago Catalan Wappen Trinidad und Tobagos German Εθνόσημο του Τρινιντάντ και Τομπάγκο Greek Blazono de Trinidado kaj Tobago Esperanto
| Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|
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| Armiger | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Adopted | August 9, 1962 (original version); February 25, 2025 (current version) |
| Crest | In front of a palm tree proper a ship's wheel. |
| Torse | Argent and gules |
| Shield | Per chevron enhanced sable and gules a chevrenel enhanced argent between a chief two Hummingbirds respectant gold and in base a gold Steelpan and its iconic two pan sticks, also gold. |
| Supporters | A scarlet ibis and a cocrico, both proper and with wings elevated. |
| Compartment | Two islands arising from the sea.[1] |
| Motto | "Together we aspire, together we achieve" |
| Use | On the national currency, passports, ID cards, birth and death certificates, driver's licenses, signs on government buildings[2] |
The coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago was designed by a committee formed in 1962 to select the symbols that would be representative of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The committee included artist Carlisle Chang (1921–2001) and carnival designer George Bailey (1935–1970).[3][4]
- ^ "The Coat of Arms". The Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ Rampersad, Jasodra (28 August 2024). "The emperor's new coat of arms". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Carlisle Chang (1921–2001)" Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, NALIS.
- ^ "Coat of Arms", The National Identity Guidelines of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago), p. 4.