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Royal cypher of King Harald V of Norway. In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. [1] Such a cypher as used by an emperor or empress is called an imperial ...
Crest: Upon the Royal helm the imperial crown proper, thereon a lion statant gardant Or imperially crowned proper Upon the Royal helm the crown of Scotland proper, thereon a lion sejant affronté Gules armed and langued Azure, imperially crowned proper holding in his dexter paw a sword and in his sinister a sceptre, both proper Supporters
The serekh containing the king's name was used on a variety of objects and made a fundamental statement of royal ideology. [10] The king's name was written in hieroglyphs and the Horus falcon, in reference to the sky god Horus, usually surmounted it. [5] The Horus name is the first of five royal titles that were in use by the Fifth Dynasty.
Relief of the coat of arms at the Danish House in Paris. The coat of arms of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks rigsvåben) has a lesser and a greater version.. The state coat of arms (rigsvåben) consists of three pale blue lions passant wearing crowns, accompanied by nine red lilypads (normally represented as heraldic hearts), all in a golden shield with the royal crown on top.
The royal arms of England featuring as the royal banner. When the royal arms take the form of an heraldic flag, it is variously known as the Royal Banner of England, [27] the Banner of the Royal Arms, [28] the Banner of the King (Queen) of England, [29] [30] or by the misnomer the Royal Standard of England.
In heraldry, the royal badges of England comprise the heraldic badges that were used by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England. Heraldic badges are distinctive to a person or family, similar to the arms and the crest. But unlike them, the badge is not an integral component of a coat of arms, although they can be displayed alongside them. Badges ...
English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England.It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition.Coats of arms in England are regulated and granted to individuals by the English kings of arms of the College of Arms.
Royal Warrant Label argent [2] [3] Notes King George I (1660–1727) Electoral Prince of Hanover British King from 1714. As George was never a cadet member of the British royal family, he never had such a label. Ernest (1674–1728) Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster: 1716 Brother of George I. Bishop of Osnabrück. George (1683–1760 ...