Talk:Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands

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Did you know... that the oil lamps on the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands (pictured) represent Saint Ursula and her virgin companions, who give the islands their name?

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first granted date[edit]

Pre FOTW, the coat of arms of Leewards Islands granted in 1909 already included the Badge of Virgin Islands. Matthew_hk t c 16:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 02:42, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands

... that the oil lamps on the coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands (pictured) represent Saint Ursula and her virgin companions, who give the islands their name? Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica, CIA World Factbook (oil lamps); Encyclopedia Britannica (name)

Reviewed: Werl pilgrimage
Comment: Please save for July 5, Virgin Islands Day in the BVI (exactly three weeks and five days from now).

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article expanded 5x in one mighty edit! Earwig is clean. Image is taken from a CC0-licensed collection. Joofjoof (talk) 09:46, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note to promoter – please use as picture hook for July 6 (UTC) if July 5 picture slot is taken by Flag of the Cayman Islands. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:55, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]