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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.
Vapaa, vankka, vakaa (Free, steadfast, stable) Coat of arms of Finland: France: A shield at the corners of the head of a lion and an eagle with the monogram RF, standing for République française. A shield is placed on a fasces with crossed laurel branch and an oak branch, all or. RF (République française) French Republic: Coat of arms of France
Coat of arms of Tonga Sila ʻo Tonga; Armiger: Tupou VI, King of Tonga: Adopted: 4 November 1875: Crest: the Royal Crown of Tonga within an olive wreath. Shield: Quarterly; first, Or, three mullets of six points argent; second, Gules, the Royal Crown of Tonga proper; third, Azure a dove volant argent holding an olive branch vert; fourth Or, three swords in fret argent; overall, a mullet of six ...
The crossed sword and mace with the cap of maintenance refer to the creation of the office of Lord Mayor of York in the 14th century by King Richard II. The king had presented a sword to the city in 1387 to be used in civic ceremonies and, in 1397, the right to also carry the mace was ensconced in a royal charter.
Eswatini — spears and shield Guatemala — rifles Haiti — cannon Kenya — spears and Maasai shield Mozambique — AK-47 with a bayonet and axe Oman — swords and Khanjar Saudi Arabia — sword Sri Lanka — sword Venezuela — sword, sabre and three lances
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In heraldry, the cross is also called the Santiago cross or the cruz espada (English: sword cross). [1] It is a charge, or symbol, in the form of a cross.The design combines a cross fitchy or fitchée, one whose lower limb comes to a point, with either a cross fleury, [2] the arms of which end in fleurs-de-lis, or a cross moline where the ends of the arms are forked and rounded.