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They appear less formally as recurring themes in literature, art and folk art, heraldry, monuments, clothing, personal decoration, and as the names of parks, bridges, streets, and clubs. The less formal manifestations may be classified as national emblems.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark (4 C, 22 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Denmark" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Relief of the coat of arms at the Danish House in Paris. The coat of arms of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks rigsvåben) has a lesser and a greater version.. The state coat of arms (rigsvåben) consists of three pale blue lions passant wearing crowns, accompanied by nine red lilypads (normally represented as heraldic hearts), all in a golden shield with the royal crown on top.
National symbols of Sint Maarten (3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of the Netherlands" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
When he died in 1530, Henry's and Claudia's son René of Nassau-Breda inherited the Princedom on condition that he used the name and coat of arms of the Châlon family. History knows him therefore as René of Châlon. With this inheritance came the "Je Maintiendrai Châlons" motto into the Nassau family. René died in 1544 without leaving a child.
The coat of arms of Amsterdam is the official coat of arms symbol of the city of Amsterdam. It consists of a red shield and a black pale with three silver Saint Andrew's Crosses, the Imperial Crown of Austria, two golden lions, and the motto of Amsterdam. Several heraldic elements have their basis in the history of Amsterdam. The crosses and ...
Royal Standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X: Royal flag with the greater coat of arms: 1914—present: The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark: Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. 1914—present: The Flag of the temporary Regent of Denmark (in practice a member of the Royal House)
In the national enthusiasm sparked by the First Schleswig War from 1848 to 1850, the flag was still very widely displayed, and the prohibition of private use was repealed in a regulation of 7 July 1854 that for the first time allowed Danish citizens to display the Dannebrog (but not the swallow-tailed Splitflag variant. [15]