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  2. Danish heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Today the coat of arms or derivations of it is used by many state authorities. Only the Folketing use the coat of arms without the crown. The National Coat of Arms can be found in the first and fourth quarters of the Danish Royal Coat of Arms (sometimes called the greater national coat of arms). This coat of arms is only used by the royal family.

  3. Ordinary of arms - Wikipedia

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    MS 40851. An ordinary of arms (or simply an ordinary) is a roll or register of coats of arms arranged systematically by design, with coats featuring the same principal elements (geometrical ordinaries and charges) grouped together. [1] [2] The purpose of an ordinary is to facilitate the identification of the bearer of a coat of arms from visual ...

  4. Seychelles - Wikipedia

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    An island nation, Seychelles is located in the Somali Sea segment of the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (860 nmi) east of Kenya. The Constitution of Seychelles lists 155 named islands, [ 54 ] and a further 7 reclaimed islands have been created subsequent to the publication of the Constitution.

  5. History of Macau - Wikipedia

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    The changes increased the size of Macau's maritime territory by 85 square kilometres. [55] Typhoon Hato hit Southern China in August 2017, causing widespread damage to Macau, never before experienced – major flooding and property damages, with citywide power and water outages lasting for at least 24 hours after the passage of the storm ...

  6. Grand Duchy of Baden - Wikipedia

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    Succeeded by. Electorate of Baden. Republic of Baden. The Grand Duchy of Baden ( German: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in south-west Germany on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed as a sovereign state between 1806 and 1871 and as part of the German Empire from 1871 until 1918.

  7. City of London - Wikipedia

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    The Corporation of the City of London has a full achievement of armorial bearings consisting of a shield on which the arms are displayed, a crest displayed on a helm above the shield, supporters on either side and a motto displayed on a scroll beneath the arms. [44] [45] [46] The coat of arms is "anciently recorded" at the College of Arms. The ...

  8. History of Egypt under Hosni Mubarak - Wikipedia

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    From 1991, Mubarak undertook an ambitious domestic economic reform program to reduce the size of the public sector and expand the role of the private sector. During the 1990s, a series of International Monetary Fund arrangements, coupled with massive external debt relief resulting from Egypt's participation in the Gulf War coalition, helped ...

  9. University of the Witwatersrand - Wikipedia

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    The current coat of arms of the university was designed by Professor G. E. Pearse, and edited by Professor W. D. Howie to correct heraldic inaccuracies, before being accepted by the State Herald of South Africa in 1972. The design of the coat of arms incorporates a gold background in the upper section of the shield to represent the ...