Queen Victoria's Coat Of Arms - Menton, France - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Queen Victoria visited the Cote d'Azur on the French coast a number of times and stayed in Menton in 1882. These visits helped to popularise the Cote d'Azur as a holiday destination for UK residents.

The arms stand in a small fountain and have a relief sillhoute carving of the head of Queen Victoria at the base.

The arms were opened by Queen Victoria's grand daughter, Lady Patricia Ramsay on 21 February 1960.

A inscription the back of the monument is as follows.

[FR]

EN SOUVENIR DU SEJOUR
DE SA MAJESTE
LA REINE VICTORIA
MARS - AVRIL 1882

INAUGURE LE 21 FEVRIER 1960
PAR LADY PATRICIA RAMSAY
PETITE FILLE DE SA MAJESTE LA REINE VICTORIA
EN PRESENCE DE
GEORGE YOUNG MINISTRE PLENIPOTENTIAIRE
DE GRANDE BRETAGNE
MONSIEUR P.J. MOATTI PREFET DES ALPES-MARITIMES
MONSIEUR FRANCIS PALMERO DEPUTE MAIRE DE MENTON

[EN]

TO REMEMBER THE STAY
OF HER MAJESTY
QUEEN VICTORIA
MARCH - APRIL 1882

INAUGURATED ON 21 FEBRUARY 1960
BY LADY PATRICIA RAMSAY
GRAND DAUGHTER OF HER MAJESTY, QUEEN VICTORIA
IN THE PRESENCE OF
GEORGE YOUNG PLENIPOTENTIARY MINISTER
OF GREAT BRITAIN
MONSIEUR P.J. MOATTI PREFECT OF THE ALPES-MARITIMES
MONSIEUR FRANCIS PALMERO DEPUTY MAYOR OF MENTON

The Coat Of Arms
The coat of arms represents her title as Queen of the United Kingdom from when she ascended the throne in 1837 and this version of arms has been used by the United Kingdom’s monarchs until the present time. The shield is quartered with the bottom left quarter has a harp representing Ireland, the top right quarter has a rampant red lion representing Scotland. Each of the two remaining quarters contain three gold lions passant representing England. Around the shield is a representation of a garter containing the French phrase ‘Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense’. The phrase is used in the heraldic awards for Knights of the Garter, and can be translated as ‘Shame to him who thinks evil of it’ Below the shield is the motto of the arms ‘Dieu et Mon Droit’. This refers to her ‘Divine Right’ to be monarch although even at that time the concept was probably quite outdated. The shield is surmounted by a crown. The left hand side of the shield has a lion supporter representing England, and the right hand side supporter is a unicorn, representing Scotland. The lion is wearing a crown and the unicorn is correctly shown is wearing a chain to hold it in place because it is a wild animal that cannot be tamed.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Place Victoria, Menton, France Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Quarterly, First and Fourth Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure (for England), Second quarter Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules (for Scotland), Third quarter Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland), the whole surrounded by the Garter; for a Crest, upon the Royal helm the imperial crown Proper, thereon a lion statant guardant Or imperially crowned Proper; Mantling Or and ermine; for Supporters, dexter a lion rampant guardant Or crowned as the Crest, sinister a unicorn Argent armed, crined and unguled Proper, gorged with a coronet Or composed of crosses patée and fleurs de lys a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or; Motto 'Dieu et mon Droit' in the compartment below the shield, with the Union rose, shamrock and thistle engrafted on the same stem. Address: Place Victoria, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes France Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed

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