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A fact from Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the ship on the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands (pictured) represents the Desire, whose crew reportedly sighted the islands in 1592?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands.

Torts or stars?[edit]

In the blazon, the mainsail is described as being charged with torts (i.e. circles). This is how it appears in the image as well. However, I'm fairly certain that they are supposed to be stars instead. When googling, it is possible to find some more 'official-looking' coats of arms, and they appear to have stars on them. This is also the case when looking closely at Falklands stamps and coins with images of the coat of arms. For example, look closely at the coat of arms on the webpage of the Falkland Islands Association (https://www.fiassociation.com/article.php/532). The objects on the mainsail are definitely more star-like. It's difficult to find any solid information on the blazon of the arms. But perhaps someone more adept at doing this kind of thing could correct the information here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.191.47 (talk) 08:07, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands

... that the ship on the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands (pictured) represents the Desire, whose crew reportedly sighted the islands in 1592? Sources: The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems; BBC News Magazine; Encyclopedia Britannica
- ALT1:... that the ram on the coat of arms of the Falkland Islands (pictured) represents sheep farming, the territory's historical primary industry? Sources: The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems; CIA World Factbook

Reviewed: Flying Dutchman (horse-powered locomotive)
Comment: Please save for August 14, Falklands Day (exactly six weeks from now).

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:02, 3 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Date, length and hook all OK, I have no preference for the hook I'll leave it up to the promoter. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Image licence fine. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:23, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Former arms[edit]

The badge of the Falkland Islands Defence Force is an earlier coat of arms design; this should be mentioned. Nedrutland (talk) 16:10, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Nedrutland: that needs to be verified by a reliable source, and so far I haven't come across any that state such info. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:02, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]