Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Adopted	1965
Earlier version(s)	; The former seal of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1889 until 1968.

The coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands was granted in 1965.

The arms consist of a shield bearing a conch shell, lobster, and cactus on a yellow background. The dexter and sinister supporters are flamingos. The crest is a pelican between two sisal plants representing connection to the rope industry.

The shield from the arms features on the flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and on the defaced Union Flag of the Governor.

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Coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies
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UK constituent countries	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Overseas territories	Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Ascension Island Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies	Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man

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Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Navassa Island Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands

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