E Escudo di Aruba - Oranjestad, Aruba
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N 12° 31.075 W 070° 02.131
19P E 387488 N 1384045
The sign on Aruba's coat of arms is located on the site of the Aruba Historical Museum, in downtown Oranjestad, Aruba.
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Location: Aruba
Date Posted: 01/16/2019
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Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. (
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The Aruba Historical Museum is located at 6 Zoutmanstraat in Oranjestad. It is housed in Aruba's oldest buildings, Fort Zoutman and Willem III Tower.
The sign reads:
"Coat of Arms - The island council of Aruba adopted the Coat of Arms on November 15, 1955. A flowering Aloe Vera occupies the upper left quadrant. The plant is included since the aloe industry is considered to have been Aruba's first industry. The upper right quadrant displays Aruba set in the sea and the elevation or mountain is Hooiberg (Haystack). Shaking hands, representing friendship with other nations is depicted in the lower left quarter. The lower right section includes a ship's wheel demonstrating Aruba's long involvement with shipping and interaction with other nations."