The Arms of Gibraltar
This page gives information about the origins of the Castle and Key symbols
and shows some instances of its use in the past and in the present
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THE ARMS OF GIBRALTAR
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Arms of Gibraltar as used by the Government of Gibraltar
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QUEEN ISABEL
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Queen Isabel of Spain gave Gibraltar the Castle and Key as its Coat of Arms

"OFFICIAL" VERSIONS OF THE ARMS OF GIBRALTAR
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The Popular Version Colonial Office Royal College of Arms

VERSIONS USED IN THE PAST
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1727 Late 1700s

SEEN AROUND THE ROCK
(The colouring is my own)
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Southport Gates The Convent St Bernard's Hospital

TOKEN MONEY
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Arms used in Token Money etc

LOCAL FORCES
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Royal Gibraltar Police Royal Gibraltar Regiment

UNITED KINGDOM REGIMENTS
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Essex Regt
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East Anglia Regt
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Royal Anglian Regt
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Nosthamptonshire Regt
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Suffolk Regt
Dorsetshire Regt Devonshire & Dorset Regt

LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES
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Gibraltar Liberal Party Gibraltar Social Democrats Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party

LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND COMPANIES
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Gibraltar Tourist Board
Gibraltar Chronicle
Gibraltar Finance Centre
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Gibraltar
Chamber of Commerce
Round Table
Gibraltar Federation of
Small Businesses
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Financial Services
Commission
Friends of Gibraltar Heritage  

THE CASTLE AND KEY SYMBOLS ON POSTAGE STAMPS
Definitive Issues
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1954 1960 1960 1967
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1971 1971 1971
Commemorative Issues
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1969 1971 1976 1979
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference Presentation of Colours to the Gibraltar Regiment Bicentenary of the American Revolution The Arms of Gibraltar
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1977 1982
Silver Jubilee Centenary of the Chamber of Commerce

SAN ROQUE
Find out about the Arms of San Roque
The Arms of the city of San Roque
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My thanks to the following for permission to reproduce material from their own websites.
The Royal Anglian Regiment For permission to use their Regimental Logo (and those of their antecedent units) in the section on "United Kingdom Regiments" above Royal Anglian Regiment Website
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment For permission to use the Regimental Logo in the section on "Local Forces" above Royal Gibraltar Regiment Website
Sonia Mckay For permission to reproduce material from her excellent webpages on Gibraltar stamps Sonia's Website