Editing Flag and seal of Virginia (section)

==Coat of arms==
[[File:Banner of the Virginia Company.svg|thumb|250px|{{FIAV|historical}} [[Banner of arms]] used as flag of [[Virginia Company]] at the beginning of the 17th century.]]
At the [[University of Virginia]] on July 10, 1976, as part of her visit to celebrate the bi-centenary of the United States of America, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] presented the [[Mills Godwin|Governor of Virginia]] the Letters Patent of Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms dated June 3, 1976, which devised arms, crest and supporters for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Because the design included the royal crown and quarterings of the royal arms, the Queen had to approve the design before the devisal could be made. The design was one used by the Virginia Merchants and [[Colony of Virginia]] from around 1620 until 1776.<ref>{{Cite web |title=January 2024 Newsletter (no. 74) - College of Arms |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/item/223-january-2024-newsletter-no-74 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.college-of-arms.gov.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>{{Infobox COA wide|name=Commonwealth of Virginia|image=File:Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Virginia.png|imagesize=220|bannerimage=|badgeimage=|notes=|year_adopted=June 3 1976|coronet=|torse=|helm=|escutcheon=Argent a Cross Gules between four Escutcheons each ensigned with a Royal Crown those in the first and fourth quarters emblazoned with the Arms of France (modern) quartering those of England the Escutcheon in the second quarter with the Arms of Scotland and that in the third quarter with the Arms of Ireland.|supporters=On either side a Man in Armour (circa 1620) with Sword sheathed proper garnished Or his breast plate Argent charged with a Cross Gules his helmet with beaver raised and adorned with three Ostrich Feathers Argent supporting with his exterior hand a Spear proper tipped Argent.|compartment=|motto=En Dat Virginia Quintam|orders=|banner=|badge=|symbolism=|other_versions=}}