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The coat of arms of Scotland, colloquially called the Lion Rampant, is the coat of arms historically used as arms of dominion by the monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland, and later used within the coat of arms of Great Britain and the present coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The arms consist of a red lion surrounded by a red double border ...
Executive. The bearings that may be used by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the coat being impalable with the office holder's personal coat. The Scottish heraldic executive is separate from that of the remainder of the United Kingdom and is vested in the Lord Lyon King of Arms. [1] The earliest reference to the Lyon, as such, dates to the reign of ...
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs ) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland.
The Royal Arms of Scotland [2] is a coat of arms symbolising Scotland and the Scottish monarchs.The blazon, or technical description, is "Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory of the second", meaning a red lion with blue tongue and claws on a yellow field and surrounded by a red double royal tressure flory counter-flory device.
In my defens God me defend ( Scottish Gaelic: Ann an Dia mo dhìon dìon mi) is the motto of both the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland and royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Scotland. [ 1][ 2] Contemporary versions of the royal arms show an abbreviated motto, in the form of in defens or, where English is used as an ...
The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland, [1] also known as the Royal Banner of Scotland, [2] [3] or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland, [4] and historically as the Royal Standard of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach rìoghail na h-Alba, Scots: Ryal banner o Scotland) or Banner of the King of Scots, [5] is the royal banner of Scotland, and historically, the royal standard of ...
The Armorial of local councils in Scotland lists 46 heraldic coats of arms organised according to type of council, whether Regional, Island, City District, or Other. Each entry includes the name of the geographic area represented and a blazon (description in highly stylised heraldic language). Many entries include a mention of the shield ...
The monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard, is the coat of arms in flag form. There are two versions of the coat of arms. One is used in Scotland, and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England.