In June 1998 the Art & Photographic History Section conducted a walkabout quiz around St. Helier looking at variations in a very common symbol: the arms of Jersey.

Many buildings, both official and others, display the three gold heraldic lions (or leopards) on a red ground, sometimes carved, sometimes painted, sometimes cast in metal, sometimes engraved in glass. This page shows some of the interesting variations, from older more leonine representations to sleeker more leopard-like modern versions. Some are smooth, some are shaggy, some are fierce, almost monstrous, while some resemble cuddly pussycats.

Earlier representations tend to be more naturalistic, if sometimes primitive, while the more recent ones have a tendency towards heraldic abstraction. Modern versions tend to have less individuality and charm.

More information and more pictures can be found in Iconography of the Jersey Leopards

Fish Market, Cattle Street	Markets	Société Jersiaise, Pier Road
Jersey Museum, Weighbridge	Picquet House, Royal Square	Nat West Bank, Library Place
Jersey Telecoms, Minden Place	States Building, Royal Square	Tunnel under Fort Regent
Liberation Square	Ariadne Steam Clock, Waterfront	Caesarea Court, Val Plaisant

Since 1981, the Jersey flag has included a crowned version of the arms:

 

And the banner over the Bailiff's chair in the States Chamber represents the three leopards: