Gallery of sovereign state coats of arms
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This gallery of country coats of arms shows the coat of arms
, an emblem serving a similar purpose or both (such as greater and lesser coat of arms, national emblem or seal) of each of the countries
in the list of countries.
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Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
, an emblem serving a similar purpose or both (such as greater and lesser coat of arms, national emblem or seal) of each of the countries
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
in the list of countries.
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- Gallery of coat of arms of dependent territories
- Gallery of country coats of arms in 1863
- Gallery of dependent territory flags
- Gallery of sovereign-state flagsGallery of sovereign-state flagsThis gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For other flags, please see flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements, flags of formerly independent states, and gallery of dependent territory flags...
External links
- NGW.nl, Heraldry of the world: International Civic Arms (33.000 arms of countries, states etc.)