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The civic coat of arms of Penang is largely based on the coat of arms of Penang first granted to the Settlement (now State) of Penang, then in the Federation of Malaya, by a Royal Warrant of King George VI dated 11 September 1949. Between 1911 (the date of a previous Royal Warrant) and 1946, when the colony of the Straits Settlements was dissolved, the Settlement was represented in the Straits Settlements coat of arms by the second quarter, ''Argent on a mount an areca nut palm tree Proper''. The Areca-nut palm is the tree from which Penang (''Pulau Pinang'', or "Areca-nut-palm Island") derives its name. ==Settlement and state arms== The coat of arms as granted was blazoned: :Shield: ''Barry wavy of eight Azure and Argent upon a chief crenellée Or a plume of three ostrich feathers surmounted by a riband of the First on the riband the words Ich Dien in letters of the Third'' :Crest: ''On a wreath of the Colours upon a mount a Pinang or Areca-nut palm leaved and fructed Proper''. The Prince of Wales's feathers and the motto ''Ich Dien'' referred to the fact that Penang was founded in 1786 as "Prince of Wales Island", while the blue and white bars are in reference to the Straits of Malacca that surround Penang island and separate it from Province Wellesley on the mainland. The Areca-nut palm on the crest represents the origins of the Island's name. The motto ''Bersatu dan Setia'' ("United and Loyal") was adopted by the Settlement Council of Penang in 1950. As this was at the height of the Penang secession movement,〔A motion for Penang to secede from the Federation and to join Singapore as a separate British crown colony was narrowly defeated 15 votes to 10 in February 1949, mainly by the use of British official votes, see: 〕 the motto may to many people at the time have referred to loyalty to the British Crown, rather than to the Federation of Malaya. Penang also has an unofficial motto, "Let Penang Lead". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coat of arms of Penang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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