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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 ...
Coat of arms of Queensland. Coat of arms of South Australia. Coat of arms of Victoria. Coat of arms of Western Australia. Coat of arms of New South Wales. Coat of arms of Sydney. Coat of arms of Tasmania. Coat of arms of Austria. Coat of arms of the Bahamas.
The Wijnbergen Roll, a French roll of arms dating from c. 1280 and preserved in The Hague, Netherlands, attributed "D' azure a la harpe d' or " (English: Blue with a harp of gold) to the King of Ireland ("le Roi d'Irlande"). [3] [4] The harp, traditionally associated with the biblical King David, was a rare charge on medieval rolls and only two ...
Polish heraldry. Coat of arms of Poland. Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe.
Armorial of sovereign states. This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below. Note that due to copyright restrictions in some ...
Welsh heraldry. Heraldry in Wales has a tradition distinct from that of English and Scottish heraldry. There is evidence that heraldry was already being used in Wales by the middle of the thirteenth century; for instance, in Gwynedd, two sons of Llywelyn the Great are recorded as having borne coats of arms in this period. [1]
Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress. The coat of arms of Nigeria consists of a black shield with a wavy white pall, symbolizing the meeting of the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja. The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil, while the two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity. The eagle represents strength, while ...
The coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation shows the same white-on-red cross as the flag of Switzerland, but on a heraldic shield instead of the square field. The federal coat of arms ( eidgenössisches Wappen) was defined by the Swiss Diet ( Tagsatzung) in 1815, for the Restored Confederacy. A more elaborate federal seal was also defined, as ...