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English: Coat of arms of the South Sea Company. The armorials of the South Sea Company according to a grant of arms dated 31 October 1711 were: Azure, a globe whereon are represented the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn all proper and in sinister chief point two herrings haurient in saltire argent crowned or, in a canton the united arms of Great Britain. Crest: A ship of three masts in full sail. Supporters, Dexter: The emblematic figure of Britannia, with the shield, lance etc all proper; sinister: A fisherman completely clothed, with cap boots fishing net etc and in his hand a string of fish, all proper.[1] Herring outline traced from commons File:FMIB 41943 Sea Herring (Clupea harengus Linnaeus).jpeg
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Author Lobsterthermidor (talk) 21:25, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

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  1. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, catalogue entry for sculpture of arms, object ID: HRA0043 [1]

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current13:02, 18 September 2016Thumbnail for version as of 13:02, 18 September 2016932 × 1,068 (265 KB)Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs)Improved herrings
21:58, 14 September 2016Thumbnail for version as of 21:58, 14 September 2016925 × 1,065 (243 KB)Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs)Improved globe, etc
21:25, 11 September 2016Thumbnail for version as of 21:25, 11 September 2016921 × 1,063 (242 KB)Lobsterthermidor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=Coat of arms of the South Sea Company. The armorials of the South Sea Company according to a grant of arms dated 31 October 1711 were: ''Azure, a globe whereon are represented the Straits of Magellan and Cape Horn...

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