Governor Roy C. Smith approved the design as the Official Coat of Arms for the territory of Guam on July 4, 1917. April 4, 1930 was the formal adoption date of the official Seal of the Territory of Guam, under the administration of Governor Willis W. Bradley. The seal was designed in the city of Agana, Guam from a scene where the diverted Agana River formerly empties into the Philippine Sea in a spot known as the Navy Yard Reservations. Following a disastrous typhoon, which left only a coconut tree standing, this sett

Each symbol of the Guam flag represents its culture and heritage. The oval represents a Chamorro sling stone used as a weapon for warfare and hunting. The coconut tree growing on infertile sand, symbolizes self-sustenance and determination to grow and survive under any circumstances, with its fronds open to the sky -- defies the elements to bend its will. Its bent trunk attests to a people, which have been tested by famine, natural calamities, genocide and foreign wars but have continued to endure as a race. The Flying Proa, which was fast and agile in the water, required great skill to build and sail. The River channel, where fresh water rushes out to interact with the ocean, symbolizes a willingness to share the resources of the land with others. The permanence of the landmass in th

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