Great Seal of Newfoundland and Labrador

The fisherman kneeling before Britannia, a colonial image, was replaced by the coat of arms, with "Newfoundland" written near the bottom curve on a scroll.

The earliest documented Great Seal of Newfoundland received royal approval from King George IV on 1 September 1827.

It depicts Mercury, the classical god of commerce and merchandise, presenting to Britannia a fisherman who, kneeling, offers her his catch.

Britannia, Mercury and the Newfoundland fisherman occupy the bottom two thirds and are contained within an elaborate frame.

Written around the top edge of the circular seal are the words Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniæ Reg F D (Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith), and the bottom edge reads Sigillum Terræ Novæ Insulæ (Seal of the Island of Terra Nova).