| Coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland | |
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.svg) The banner of arms, which served as the territory's flag ('Ulster banner') 1924–1972 | |
| Armiger | Government of Northern Ireland (dissolved in 1972) |
| Adopted | 1924 |
| Shield | Argent a cross gules, overall on a six pointed star of the field ensigned by an Imperial crown proper a dexter hand couped at the wrist of the second. |
| Supporters | Dexter a lion Gules armed langued and collared Or supporting a flagstaff Proper therefrom flowing to the sinister a banner Azure charged with a harp Or stringed Argent surmounted by an imperial crown Proper sinister an Irish elk Proper collared Or supporting a like staff therefrom flowing to the dexter a banner or charged with a cross Gules.[1] |
| Compartment | On a grassy mount two flax plants each with three flowers on stems proper. |
| Use | The Parliament of Northern Ireland was prorogued in 1972. The arms have not been used officially since then. |
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The coat of arms of the Government of Northern Ireland was granted to the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1924.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M". National Library of Ireland. p. 157. Retrieved 24 August 2022.