Carte Postale Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands’ coat of arms consis ts of a shield, a crested helm and the motto. Three green stars, representing each of the three inhabited Islands (Grand Cayman, Little Cayman et Cayman Brac), are set in the lower two-thirds of the shield. Le reste des stars sur les bandes bleues et blanches representing the sea Dans le top third of the shield, against a red background, is a gold lion passant guardant (walking with the further forepaw raised and the body lacs from the side), representing Britain. Above the shield is a green turtle on a coil of rope. Behind the turtle is a gold pineapple. The turtle represents the Caymans’ seafaring history; the rope, its traditionnels al thatch-rope industry; and the pineapple, its its with Jamaica. The islands’, "He hath founded it upon the seas", is printed at the bottom of the shield. This line, a verse from Psalm 24, acknowledges the Caymans' Christian heritage, as well as its to the sea. The proposal for a coat of arms, approved by the Legislation Assembly in 1957, and public input was sought on its design. The Royal Warassigning, "Armorial Ensigns for the Cayman Islands", ce que l'on peut approved by Her Majistens command on 14 May en 1958.