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{{Infobox coat of arms
|name             = Coat of arms of Saint Lucia
|image            = Coat of Arms of Saint Lucia.svg
|image_width      = 250
|middle           = 
|middle_width     = 
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|lesser           = 
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|armiger          = [[Saint Lucia]]
|year_adopted     = 1979
|crest            = In front of two Fronds of the Fern {{sic|Polypoduim}} in Saltire a Cubit Arm proper the hand holding erect a Torch Gold enflamed also proper
|torse            = Or and Azure
|shield           = Azure two sticks of cut bamboo in Cross surmounted of an African stool of authority Or between in dexter chief and sinister base a Rose Argent charged with another Gules both barbed and seeded proper an in sinister chief and dexter base a Fleur-de-lis Gold
|supporters       = On either side a Saint Lucia Parrot commonly called Jacquot (Amazona versicolor) wings elevated and addorsed and in the beak of each a Frond of the Fern {{sic|Polypoduim}} all proper
|compartment      = 
|motto            = The land, The people, The light
|orders           = 
|other_elements   = 
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The '''coat of arms of Saint Lucia''' was adopted on 8 January 1979 by a [[royal warrant (document)|royal warrant]] of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name=gov/>

The national motto (''the land, the people, the light'') is found at the bottom of the arms.

==Official description==
The government of Saint Lucia describes the arms as follows:<ref name=gov>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204070500/http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/saint_lucia/the_coat_of_arms_of_saint_lucia.htm The Coat of Arms of Saint Lucia - Government of Saint Lucia]</ref>

''Azure two sticks of cut [[bamboo]] in Cross surmounted of an [[Stool_(seat)#Royal_stools|African stool of authority]] Or between in dexter chief and sinister base a [[Rose_(heraldry)|Rose]] Argent charged with another Gules both barbed and seeded proper an in sinister chief and dexter base a [[Fleur-de-lis]] Gold and for the Crest upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Azure in front of two Fronds of the Fern {{sic|[[polypodium|Polypoduim]]}} in Saltire a [[Cubit#Cubit_arm_in_heraldry|Cubit Arm]] proper the hand holding erect a Torch Gold enflamed also proper and for the Supporters on either side a Saint Lucia Parrot commonly called Jacquot ([[Saint Lucia amazon|Amazona versicolor]]) wings elevated and addorsed and in the beak of each a Frond of the Fern {{sic|Polypoduim}} all proper and for the Motto: THE LAND-THE PEOPLE-THE LIGHT''

==Historical versions==
<gallery>
Saint Lucia 1875-1939.svg|Badge of Saint Lucia from 1875 to 1939.
Coat of arms of Saint Lucia (1939–1967).svg|Arms of Saint Lucia from 1939 to 1967.
Coat of arms of Saint Lucia (1967–1979).svg|Arms of Saint Lucia from 1967 to 1979.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* Biography available in [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012JIUC1M The Designers (Saint Lucia National Symbols)]
* [http://hubert-herald.nl/StLucia.htm  Coat of Arms of Saint Lucia]

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