The redesigned Coat of Arms of Trinidad and Tobago will be formally adopted on February 25, 2025. Following the Senate’s January 22 passage of the National Emblems of Trinidad and Tobago (Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, President Christine Kangaloo issued a proclamation.
Christopher Columbus’ three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María, have been replaced with the Steelpan, the national instrument, in the updated design.
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Gillian Bishop, a jeweler and designer, produced the new coat of arms. When the design was shown a month ago, it received a lot of negative feedback. Despite praising the national instrument, the new picture was generally viewed as having a more subdued color scheme and losing some of its distinctive brilliance.
The updated $100 polymer notes, which are anticipated to go into circulation in September, will have the new Coat of Arms.
Publicly used government papers like passports, national identity cards, and birth certificates bear the nation’s coat of arms. Additionally, government buildings, including those overseas, such as embassies and high commissions will also bear the mark of T&T Coat of Arms.
