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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.
As the arms are a national symbol of Scotland they are often used to represent the country, for example in the arms of Canada. Elements of the arms are frequently found in the arms of Scottish institutions, such as the Scottish Football Association , University of St Andrews , and Aberdeen City Council .
Pages in category "National symbols of Scotland" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), and the Crown Dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). Each separate entry has its own set of unique symbols.
The Cross of St. Andrew, or Saltire, the national flag of Scotland, which was adopted as a national symbol in the late Middle Ages. Scottish national identity, including Scottish nationalism, are terms referring to the sense of national identity as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture, languages, and traditions [1] of the Scottish people.
Scottish heralds and the Lord Lyon, from an 18thC French illustration of an opening of the Scottish parliament "Scotland has no ancient rolls of arms as in England and its earliest document of any importance is the Armorial de Gelré 1369–1388 preserved in Brussels - a European manuscript with a section on Scottish arms."
Scottish gold and silver [1] The Crown of Scotland ( Scots : Croun o Scotland , Scottish Gaelic : Crùn na h-Alba ) is the centrepiece of the Honours of Scotland . It is the crown that was used at the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland , and it is the oldest surviving crown in the British Isles and among the oldest in Europe .
The earliest examples of art from what is now Scotland are highly decorated carved stone balls from the Neolithic period. [17] From the Bronze Age there are examples of carvings, including the first representations of objects, and cup and ring marks. [18] From the Iron Age there are more extensive examples of patterned objects and gold work. [19]