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English: A shield arced at top and bottom 3 1/2 inches (8.89cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in width, consisting of a field divided quarterly yellow and black and thereon at upper right, a yellow Lamp of Knowledge enflamed; at lower left, a yellow Trojan helmet; and diagonally across the yellow quarters, a black sword point up, all between two yellow panels outlined black and inscribed ...
The first coat of arms of Warsaw depicted a dragon with a male human head, carrying a sword and a shield. The first known usage was on a seal from 1390. This is the oldest existing armed seal of Warsaw, consisting of a round seal bordered with the Latin inscription Sigilium Civitatis Varsoviensis (Seal of the city of Warsaw). [2]
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.
The Army Institute of Heraldry describes the War Office Seal as follows: . In the center is a Roman cuirass below a vertical unsheathed sword, point up, the pommel resting on the neck opening of the cuirass and a Phrygian cap supported on the sword point, all between on the left an espontoon and on the right a musket with fixed bayonet crossed in saltire behind the cuirass and passing under ...
The shield is topped by a crest or helm in the form of a white staff known as the Changgai Putri [4] (or Changgai Puteri [5]), which is fronted by a red sword and red scabbard. [2] The staff represents the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, while the sword and scabbard signify justice. [2]
[2] [8] The knight's shield was designed for decoration with the Columns of Gediminas or the Jagiellonian Double Cross. [23] [24] Article 15 of the Constitution of Lithuania, approved by national referendum in 1992, stipulates, "The Coat of Arms of the State shall be a white Vytis on a red field". [25]
A light blue shield with an Unalome Sign, the Khmer Version of the Aum Symbol, on top of the sword is placed on two ceremonial pedestalled platters and the laurel wreath superimposed on the Royal Order of Cambodia on the bottom. The shield is placed on the white mantle with golden fringes and the golden decorations on the bottom and was ...
A shield in front of a mantle or cloak may be found among bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches. [70] However, some Eastern ecclesiastical variations omit the mantle but retain the mitre, cross and staff. [71] Maronite bishops traditionally display a pastoral staff behind the shield, topped with a globe and cross or a cross within a globe. [72]