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vintage copper hammered embossed plaque wall hanging Chile Navy Coat of Arms
$ 4.21
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Up for consideration a vintage wall plate in solid copper with the Chile Naval Coat of arms in the center of the9 1/2" embossed, hammered copper plate.
The age of the plaque is unknown. To better understand the Regal looking center artwork here is some info regarding Chile's Coat of Arms:
The
coat of arms of Chile
dates from 1834 and was designed by the English artist Charles Wood Taylor
(1792–1856). It is made up by a figurative background divided in two equal parts. A five pointed star is in the center of the shield. This background is supported in one side by a
condor
, the most significant bird of prey of the Andes
, and in the other, by a Huemul,
a mammal endemic to Chile. Both animals wear gold Naval Crowns. which
symbolize The heroic deeds of the
C
hilean Navy
in the Pacific Ocean.