| Coat of arms of Puerto Rico | |
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| Armiger | Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) |
| Adopted | 1511 |
| Motto | Joannes Est Nomen Eius, Latin "John is his name". |
The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas.[1] The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the Spanish–American War in 1899, after which two interim arms were adopted briefly. A law was passed in 1905 that reestablished the historical armorial bearings as the arms of the territory. Then in 1976, after numerous investigations and amendments, the current version was adopted.[2]
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- ^ Blanco, Enrique T. (2016-02-26). "Escudo y Banderas de Puerto Rico" [Coats of arm and Flags of Puerto Rico]. Revista del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (in Spanish). Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2021-07-01.