Coat of arms of Gibraltar | |
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Armiger | Gibraltar |
Shield | Argent, upon a base gules a castle triple-towered of the same ported and windowed sable with a cord issuant from the portal, pendent therefrom a key Or. |
Motto | Montis Insignia Calpe "Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar"[1] |
The coat of arms of Gibraltar was first granted by a Royal Warrant passed in Toledo on 10 July 1502 by Isabella I of Castile during Gibraltar's Spanish period.[1] The arms consists of an escutcheon and features a three-towered red castle under which hangs a golden key.