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A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield ), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique ...
Advance Australia. The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, [ 1] is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. [ 2] It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. [ 3] The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting ...
Wolves in heraldry. Coat of arms of Łobez, Poland. The wolf has been widely used in many forms in heraldry during the Middle Ages. Though commonly reviled as a livestock predator and man-eater, the wolf was also considered a noble and courageous animal, and frequently appeared on the arms and crests of numerous noble families.
Scheibler Armorial. The so-called Scheibler Armorial ( Scheiblersches Wappenbuch, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod.icon. 312 c) is an armorial manuscript compiled, in two separate portions, over the course of the 15th to 17th centuries. It is named for its first known private owners, the baronial Scheibler family of Hülhoven in the Rhineland .
Norwegian heraldry. Norway's national arms are among the world's oldest national arms still in use. Official drawing of 1992 by Sverre Morken. Norwegian heraldry has roots in early medieval times, soon after the use of coats of arms first appeared in continental Europe. Some of the medieval coats of arms are rather simple of design, while ...
Coat of arms of Mauritius. The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the " Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE (Section 2) ". In the lower left quarter is a key and on the right-hand side is a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" meaning "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean".
The coats of arms of the House of Habsburg were the heraldic emblems of their members and their territories, such as Austria-Hungary and the Austrian Empire.Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due to what they offered for achieving these aims.
The coat of arms of the Argentine Republic or Argentine shield [1] ( Spanish: Escudo de la República Argentina) was established in its current form in 1944 but has its origins in the seal of the General Constituent Assembly of 1813. [2] It is supposed that it was chosen quickly because of the existence of a decree signed on February 22 sealed ...