Saba 1985
Saba’s coat of arms was established in 1985 by the island council and consists of a shield representing the island itself, a fish, a sailboat, and a white potato, representing local fishing and agriculture. Above the shield is Audubon’s shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), the national bird, flanked by Saban cabbage, a historically important local food crop. On a golden banner below the shield is the national motto, in Latin: “Remis velisque” (Oars and sails).