List of coats of arms
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Here is a list of articles that discuss and/or depict coats of arms
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...

. Articles in bold face are specifically about a particular coat of arms.

Corporate

  • The United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    • Coat of arms of the BBC
      BBC coat of arms
      The coat of arms of the BBC was adopted in March 1927 to represent the purpose and values of the corporation. While the coat of arms is now in relative obscurity — it does not appear on BBC programmes for example - this was not always the case. The coat of arms was modified in 1986 when the...

    • City of London Livery Companies
      • Coat of arms of the Drapers Company
        Coat of arms of the Drapers Company
        Usually known as the Drapers' Company, The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London was probably the first corporate body in England to be granted a coat of arms, on 10 March 1439...

        , the Worshipful Company of Drapers
        Worshipful Company of Drapers
        The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London but is more usually known...


Governmental

  • Coat of arms of Albania

  • Coat of arms of Algeria

  • Coat of arms of Andorra
    Coat of arms of Andorra
    The coat of arms of Andorra has existed for centuries. It supposedly violates the rule of tincture. This coat of arms has been the national coat of arms of Andorra since 1969. Below the shield arms stands Andorra's national motto Virtus Unita Fortior...


  • Coat of arms of Angola
    Coat of arms of Angola
    The Emblem of Angola is the national emblem. It reflects the recent past of the new nation. There is heavy Marxist imagery found on the device, expanded from what is found on the national flag...


  • Coat of arms of Argentina
    Coat of arms of Argentina
    The coat of arms of Argentina was established in its current form in 1944, but has its origins in the seal of the General Constituent Assembly of 1813. It is supposed that it was chosen quickly because of the existence of a decree signed on February 22 sealed with the symbol...


  • Coat of arms of Armenia
    Coat of arms of Armenia
    The national coat of arms of Armenia consists of an eagle and a lion supporting a shield. The coat of arms combines new and old symbols...


  • Coat of arms of Aruba
    Coat of arms of Aruba
    The coat of arms of Aruba was originally designed in Amsterdam in 1955. Since then it has been in use as the national symbol of Aruba. The symbol has seven main elements:* The lion crest symbolizes power and generosity....


  • Coat of arms of Australia
    Coat of arms of Australia
    The coat of arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version was granted by King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on...

    • Coat of arms of Australian Capital Territory
    • Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
      Coat of arms of the Northern Territory
      The coat of arms of the Northern Territory is the official symbol of the Australian territory. They were officially granted by HM The Queen on 11 September 1978...

    • Coat of Arms of Queensland
      Coat of arms of Queensland
      The coat of arms of Queensland is the oldest in Australia, and was first granted in by Queen Victoria in 1893 through the simplest form of heraldic grants; with the shield of arms, motto, helmet, mantling and crest.- Suggestions and submissions :...

    • Coat of Arms of South Australia
      Coat of arms of South Australia
      The Coat of arms of South Australia is the official symbol of the state of South Australia. It was granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 19 April 1984. They replaced a coat of arms granted to the State in 1936....

    • Coat of Arms of Victoria
      Coat of arms of Victoria
      The Coat of Arms of Victoria is the official symbol of the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria was the second state of Australia to gain arms, granted on 6 June 1910 by King George V. The state had been named in 1851 after his grandmother, who was Queen at the time...

    • Coat of Arms of Western Australia
      Coat of arms of Western Australia
      The Coat of arms of Western Australia is the official coat of arms of the Australian State of Western Australia. It was granted by a Royal Warrant of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II dated 17 March 1969.-Description:...

    • New South Wales
      • Coat of arms of Sydney
        Coat of arms of Sydney
        The Coat of Arms of the City of Sydney was adopted by the City Council in 1996. It includes simplified versions of parts of the previous arms....


  • Coat of Arms of Austria
    Coat of arms of Austria
    The current coat of arms of Austria, albeit without the broken chains, has been in use by the Republic of Austria since 1919. Between 1934 and the German annexation in 1938 Austria used a different coat of arms, which consisted of a double-headed eagle...


  • Emblem of Bahrain
    Emblem of Bahrain
    The current emblem of the Kingdom of Bahrain is a coat of arms that was originally designed in 1932 by Charles Belgrave, the British governor and adviser to the then-Sheik of Bahrain...


  • Coat of Arms of Bangladesh
    Coat of arms of Bangladesh
    The national emblem of Bangladesh was adopted shortly after independence in 1971.Located on the emblem is a water lily, that is bordered on two sides by rice sheaves. Above the water lilly are four stars and a three connected jute leaves. The water lily is the country's national flower, and is...


  • Coat of Arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in 1998, replacing the previous design that had been in use since 1992 when Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence, and follows the design of the national flag. The three pointed shield is specific and is to symbolize the three major ethnic...

    • Coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
      Coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
      The coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted on November 5, 1996. The green background and the golden fleur-de-lis represented the Bosniaks, while the chequy shield represented the Bosnian Croats. The ten stars arranged in a circle represented the 10 cantons of the...

    • Coat of arms of Republika Srpska
    • Coat of arms of Sarajevo
      Coat of arms of Sarajevo
      The coat of arms of Sarajevo, generally known as the seal of Sarajevo, is the coat of arms of the city of Sarajevo.Article 2 of the official act of the city council describes the seal as follows:...


  • Coat of Arms of Belgium
    Coat of arms of Belgium
    The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Belgium bears a lion, called the Belgian Lion, or Leo Belgicus. This is in accordance with article 193 of the Belgian Constitution: The Belgian nation takes red, yellow and black as colours, and as state coat of arms the Belgian lion with the motto UNITY MAKES...


  • Coat of Arms of Brazil
    Coat of arms of Brazil
    The coat of arms of Brazil was created on November 19, 1889, four days after Brazil became a republic.The coat of arms consists of the central emblem surrounded by coffee and tobacco branches, which were important crops in Brazil at that time.In the blue circle in the center, the Southern Cross ...


  • Coat of arms of Bulgaria
    Coat of arms of Bulgaria
    The coat of arms of Bulgaria consists of a crowned golden lion rampant over a dark red shield; above the shield is the Bulgarian historical crown...

    • Coat of arms of Sofia
      Coat of arms of Sofia
      The coat of arms of Sofia consists of a shield divided into four. The image of the Church of St Sophia which gave the name to the city takes up the upper left field and a humanized picture of the ancient town of Serdica taken from an antique coin is located to the right The coat of arms of Sofia...


  • Coat of Arms of Canada
    Coat of arms of Canada
    The Arms of Canada is, since 1921, the official coat of arms of the Canadian monarch, and thus also of Canada...

    • Coat of Arms of Alberta
      Coat of arms of Alberta
      The original coat of arms of Alberta was granted to Alberta by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on 30 May 1907. The shield is also featured on the flag of Alberta.-History:...

    • Coat of Arms of British Columbia
      Coat of arms of British Columbia
      The original coat of arms of British Columbia, also known as the Arms of Her Majesty in right of British Columbia, was granted to British Columbia by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on 31 March 1906...

      • Coat of arms of Vancouver
        Coat of arms of Vancouver
        The coat of arms of Vancouver was granted by the College of Arms on 31 March 1969.-History:Over the course of its history, the city of Vancouver has used three distinct coats of arms. The first, designed by City Alderman Lauchlan Hamilton and assumed in 1886, was pictorial in nature depicting a...

    • Coat of Arms of Manitoba
      Coat of arms of Manitoba
      The original coat of arms of Manitoba was granted to Manitoba by a Royal Warrant of King Edward VII on 10 May 1905. The shield is also featured on the provincial flag.-History:...

    • Coat of Arms of New Brunswick
      Coat of arms of New Brunswick
      The original coat of arms of New Brunswick was granted to New Brunswick by a Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868. The provincial flag is a banner of the arms.-History:...

    • Coat of Arms of Newfoundland and Labrador
      Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador
      The coat of arms of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador was originally granted by King Charles I of England on 13 November 1638-History:...

    • Coat of Arms of Nova Scotia
      Coat of arms of Nova Scotia
      The coat of arms of the province of Nova Scotia is the oldest provincial achievement of arms in Canada, and the oldest British coat of arms outside Great Britain. It was granted in 1625 by King Charles I for the first Scottish colony on the Canadian mainland...

    • Coat of Arms of Ontario
      Coat of arms of Ontario
      The coat of arms of Ontario was granted by Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868. This arms of Canada was shared with the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador and also used in the Canadian Red Ensign. The Dominion arms was simple and lacked supporters...

      • Coat of arms of Ottawa
        Coat of arms of Ottawa
        The coat of arms of Ottawa was presented to the municipality of Ottawa by Vincent Massey on 20 October 1954.-History:In 1954, the Duke of Norfolk, acting in his capacity as Earl Marshal, issued letters patent granting arms to the city of Ottawa...

      • Coat of arms of Toronto
        Coat of arms of Toronto
        The coat of arms of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was designed by Robert Watt, the Chief Herald of Canada, for the city after its amalgamation in 1998.They are blazoned as, Or, a pale and a chief Azure...

    • Coat of Arms of Prince Edward Island
      Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island
      The coat of arms of Prince Edward Island was begun when the shield and motto in the achievement were granted in 1905 by royal warrant of the King Edward VII.-History:In the chief of the shield is the lion passant of England...

    • Coat of Arms of Quebec
      Coat of arms of Quebec
      The coat of arms of Quebec was adopted by order-in-council of the Quebec government on 9 December 1939, replacing the arms assigned by royal warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868.The shield is divided into three horizontal fields:...

      • Coat of arms of Montreal
        Coat of arms of Montreal
        The first coat of arms of Montreal was designed by Jacques Viger, the city's first mayor, and adopted in 1833 by the city councillors. Modifications were made some one hundred five years later and adopted on 21 March 1938, resulting in the version currently in use...

    • Coat of Arms of Saskatchewan
      Coat of arms of Saskatchewan
      The first part of the Coat of Arms of the Province of Saskatchewan , was the shield, which was assigned by royal warrant of King Edward VII on 25 August 1906. It uses the provincial colours, green and gold.On the gold chief is a lion passant or leopard, a royal symbol of England...

    • Coat of Arms of the Northwest Territories
    • Coat of Arms of Nunavut
      Coat of arms of Nunavut
      The coat of arms of the territory of Nunavut was granted by a warrant of Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada, dated 31 March 1999, one day before the territory of Nunavut, Canada was created. The same document specified the flag of Nunavut.- Overview :...

    • Coat of Arms of Yukon
      Coat of arms of Yukon
      The Coat of Arms of Yukon was commissioned by the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and designed by well-known heraldry expert Alan Beddoe in the early 1950s...


  • Coat of Arms of Chile
    Coat of arms of Chile
    The coat of arms of Chile dates from 1834 and was designed by the English artist Charles Wood Taylor. It is made up by a figurative background divided in two equal parts: the top one is blue and the bottom, red. A five pointed white star is in the centre of the shield...


  • Emblem of the Republic of China
    Blue Sky with a White Sun
    The Blue Sky with a White Sun serves as the design for the party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang , the canton of the flag of the Republic of China, the national emblem of the Republic of China , and as the naval jack of the ROC Navy....



  • Coat of Arms of Colombia
    Coat of arms of Colombia
    The coat of arms of Colombia contains a shield with numerous symbols. Perched on top of the shield is an Andean Condor holding an olive crown and the condor symbolizing freedom. The national motto, Libertad y Orden , is on a scroll in between the bird and the shield in black font over golden...


  • Coat of Arms of Croatia
    Coat of arms of Croatia
    The coat of arms of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard that consists of 13 red and 12 silver fields. It's commonly known as šahovnica or grb...


  • Coat of Arms of Cuba
    Coat of arms of Cuba
    The Cuban Coat of Arms is the official heraldic symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a Fasces crowned by the Phrygian Cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other...

    • Seal of Havana
      Seal of Havana
      The coat of arms of Havana, Cuba consist of three castles that represent the three original main castles which defended the city - named, the Fuerza Castle, The Morro Castle and the Punta Castle. The key represents that Havana was the gateway to the New World of Spanish America. The shield is...


  • Coat of arms of the Czech Republic
    Coat of arms of the Czech Republic
    The coat of arms of the Czech Republic displays the three historical regions—the Czech lands—which make up the nation:The arms of Bohemia show a silver double-tailed lion on a red background1. The Bohemian Lion is repeated in the lower-left-hand side of the coat of arms...


  • Coat of Arms of Denmark
    Coat of arms of Denmark
    The royal coat of arms is more complex. The shield is quartered by a silver cross fimbriated in red, derived from the Danish flag, the Dannebrog. The first and fourth quarters represent Denmark by three crowned lions passant accompanied by nine hearts; the second quarter contains two lions passant...

    • Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands
      Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands
      The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears in one of the mediæval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century. It depicts a Ram on a shield. Later uses show a Ram in a seal used by the , members of the Old Faroese law Court, the Løgting....

    • Coat of arms of Greenland
      Coat of arms of Greenland
      The coat of arms of Greenland is a blue shield featuring a silver polar bear. This symbol was first introduced in the coat of arms of Denmark in 1666 and it is still represented in the arms of the Danish royal family. In a Danish context, the bear was originally shown walking naturally, but an...


  • Coat of Arms of Egypt
    Coat of arms of Egypt
    The coat of arms of Egypt is a golden eagle looking towards the viewer's left .-Appearance:The "Eagle of Saladin" holds a scroll on which the name of the state appears in Arabic script, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah . The eagle carries on its breast a shield with the flag's colors — but...


  • Coat of Arms of Finland
    Coat of arms of Finland
    The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right forepaw replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword, trampling on a saber with the hindpaws...

    • Coat of Arms of Åland
      Heraldry of Åland
      The coat of arms of Åland features a gold red deer on a blue field. The arms carries a coronet of an count .Åland, which was a Province of Sweden, was granted its coat of arms prior to the funeral of King Gustav I of Sweden in 1560....


  • Coat of Arms of France
    Coat of arms of France
    The current emblem of France has been a symbol of France since 1953, although it does not have any legal status as an official coat of arms. It appears on the cover of French passports and was adopted originally by the French Foreign Ministry as a symbol for use by diplomatic and consular missions...

    • Coat of arms of French Polynesia
      Coat of arms of French Polynesia
      The Coat of arms of French Polynesia consists of an outrigger depicted in a disc over a stylized emblem of sun and sea; this is very similar to other arms in the region, for example the Coat of arms of Kiribati....

    • Coat of arms of Mayotte
      Coat of arms of Mayotte
      The unofficial local coat of arms of Mayotte represents the French overseas department of Mayotte, and is the central device of the also unofficial flag of Mayotte. It consists of a shield with a cloud design, a sideways crescent and flowers in blue and red segments. The supporters of the shield...

    • Emblem of New Caledonia
      Emblem of New Caledonia
      The emblem of New Caledonia consists of a nautilus shell in the foreground; the symbol behind it is a flèche faitière, a kind of arrow which adorns the roofs of Kanak houses, thrust through tutut shells....

    • Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
      Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
      The Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is similar to the unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and reads "A mare labor". The crest was designed before the flag, by Léon Joner. The main part of the shield is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques...

    • Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna
      Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna
      The Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna consists of elements from the unofficial flag of Wallis and Futuna featuring a red saltire on a white square, which in turn is placed on a red field . The cross is shifted a little off center and slightly downwards; the flag of France outlined in white on two...

    • Coat of arms of Paris
      Coat of arms of Paris
      The coat of arms of the city of Paris, in its current form, dates back to 1111, when King Charles I officially installed it. On the coat of arms, the represented vessel is the symbol of the powerful corporate body of the Marchands de l'eau, dating back to the Middle Ages...


  • Coat of Arms of Germany
    Coat of arms of Germany
    The coat of arms of Germany displays a black eagle on a yellow shield ....

    • Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
      Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
      The coat of arms of the German state of Baden-Württemberg features a greater and a lesser version.-History:The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg was determined after the merging of the former German states Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, that were divided due to different...

    • Coat of arms of Bavaria
      Coat of arms of Bavaria
      The coat of arms of the German state of Bavaria has greater and lesser versions.It had been introduced by law fully by 5 June 1950:-The meaning of the coat of arms:...

      • Coat of arms of Munich
        Coat of arms of Munich
        The coat of arms of Munich depicts a young monk dressed in black holding a red book. It has existed in a similar form since the 13th century, though at certain points in its history it has not depicted the central figure of the monk at all. As the German name for Munich, i.e...

    • Coat of arms of Brandenburg
      Coat of arms of Brandenburg
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Brandenburg.- History :According to tradition, the Märkischer Adler , or red eagle of the March of Brandenburg, was adopted by Margrave Gero in the 10th century. Gustav A. Seyler states that the Ascanian Albert the Bear was the originator...

      • Coat of arms of Berlin
        Coat of arms of Berlin
        The coat of arms of Berlin is used by the German city state as well as the city itself, while Berlin's various boroughs use their own emblems. The bear was not the original symbol of the city, but instead had to 'struggle' to establish its place as such...

    • Coat of arms of Bremen
      Coat of arms of Bremen
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state and city of Bremen.-Description:From the Bremen Official Website:-History:Officially, the coat of arms was confirmed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1811...

    • Coat of arms of Hamburg
      Coat of arms of Hamburg
      -External links:* http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de-hh).html...

    • Coat of arms of Hesse
      Coat of arms of Hesse
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Hesse.- History :-See also:*Coat of arms of Prussia*Coat of arms of Germany*Coat of arms of Thuringia, which has a similar appearance....

    • Coat of arms of Lower Saxony
      Coat of arms of Lower Saxony
      The coat of arms of the German federal-state of Lower Saxonyshows a white Saxon steed on a red background.It is used on the flag of Lower Saxony.-History:...

    • Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
      Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.The greater arms of the state depict the bull's head of Mecklenburg, the griffin of Pomerania, and the red eagle of Brandenburg. The lesser arms depict only the bull's head of Mecklenburg and the griffin of Pomerania...

    • Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
      Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
      The Coat of Arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official coat of arms of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.After World War II on August 23, 1946 the British military administration in Germany established the new state of North Rhine-Westphalia with the merger of the Province of...

    • Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate
      Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz .The state flag and the coat of arms were designed in 1947 after this new Land was formed by the authority of the French High Commissioner to Germany...

    • Coat of arms of Saarland
      Coat of arms of Saarland
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saarland.The coat of arms of Saarland is parted per cross:*The first quarter shows the coat of arms of the prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken, a silver lion with golden crown, between nine crosses agent. The shield is blue...

    • Coat of arms of Saxony
      Coat of arms of Saxony
      -See also:*Royal Arms of England*Coat of arms of Portugal*Coat of arms of Belgium*Coat of arms of Bulgaria...

      • Coat of arms of Dresden
        Coat of arms of Dresden
        The arms of Dresden first appeared on the seal of the city in 1309. The seal may pre-date the oldest existing documents about Dresden from the early 13th century. The arms that depict the lion of Meissen and the pales of Landsberg have ever since been used by the city. The original pales were...

    • Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
      Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.- History :Saxony-Anhalt's coat of arms represents its historical origins. The Land was created out of two former provinces of Germany...

    • Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
      Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
      The coat of arms of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein is vertically divided: in the heraldically right field, i.e. left as seen by the viewer, two blue lions are depicted on a golden background, facing the other half. The lions of Schleswig were taken from the coat of arms of Denmark...

    • Coat of arms of Thuringia
      Coat of arms of Thuringia
      This article is about the coat of arms of the German state of Thuringia.-Description:The coat of arms can be blazoned Azure, a lion rampant barry of eight Gules and Argent, crowned and armed Or, surrounded by eight mullets Argent...


  • Coat of Arms of Fiji
    Coat of arms of Fiji
    The Coat of arms of Fiji was granted by Royal Letters Patent on 4 July 1908. It was featured on the colonial ensign and its shield remains on the current flag of Fiji.The elements which appear in the coat of arms are:...


  • Coat of Arms of Hungary
    Coat of arms of Hungary
    The current coat of arms of Hungary was adopted on July 3, 1990, after the end of communist rule. The arms have been used before, both with and without the Holy Crown of Hungary, sometimes as part of a larger, more complex coat of arms, and its elements date back to the Middle Ages.The shield is...


  • Coat of Arms of Iceland
    Coat of arms of Iceland
    The coat of arms of Iceland is a cross of silver on a sky-blue shield, with a fire-red cross inside the silver cross . The shieldbearers are the four protectors of Iceland standing on a pahoehoe lava block...


  • Coat of Arms of India
    • Coat of arms of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
      Coat of Arms of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
      thumb|200px|Coat of Arms of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|Coat of arms of the City of MumbaiThe coat of arms of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is a four-panel shield supported by an intertwining floral border in gold...


  • Coat of Arms of Indonesia
    Coat of arms of Indonesia
    The National Emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. The main part of Indonesian national emblem is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its leg. The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles of Indonesia's national philosophy...


  • Emblem of Iran

  • Coat of Arms of Iraq
    Coat of arms of Iraq
    The coat of arms or state emblem of Iraq is a golden black eagle looking towards the viewer's left dexter. The eagle is the Eagle of Saladin associated with 20th-century pan-Arabism, bearing a shield of the Iraqi flag, and holding a scroll below with the Arabic words الجمهورية العراقية .- History...


  • Coat of Arms of Israel
    Coat of arms of Israel
    The Emblem of the State of Israel shows a menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, and the writing "ישראל" below it...

    • Emblem of Jerusalem

  • Coat of Arms of Ireland
    Coat of arms of Ireland
    The arms of Ireland is blazoned as Azure a harp Or, stringed Argent . These arms have long been Ireland's heraldic emblem. References to them as being the arms of the king of Ireland can be found as early as the 13th century...


  • Coat of Arms of Italy
    Coat of arms of Italy
    The emblem of Italy was adopted by the newly formed Italian Republic on 5 May 1948. Although often referred to as a coat of arms , it is technically an emblem as it was not designed to conform to traditional heraldic rules...


  • Imperial Seal of Japan
    Imperial Seal of Japan
    The Imperial Seal of Japan is a mon or crest used by members of the Japanese Imperial family. Under the Meiji Constitution, no one was permitted to use the Imperial Seal except the Emperor of Japan, who used a 16 petal chrysanthemum with sixteen tips of another row of petals showing behind the...


  • Coat of arms of Jordan
    Coat of arms of Jordan
    On August 25, 1934, the Executive Council issued Directive No. 558 declaring the Coat of Arms , as the official emblem of the country and outlining its specific design layout. On February 21, 1982, the Council of Ministers issued the official Notification No...


  • Emblem of Kuwait

  • Coat of Arms of Liberia
    Coat of arms of Liberia
    The coat of arms of Liberia consists of a shield containing a picture of 19th century ship arriving in Liberia. The ship symbolizes the ships which brought the freed slaves from the United States to Liberia...


  • Coat of Arms of Libya
    Coat of arms of Libya
    After the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in the 2011 Libyan civil war, Libya currently does not have an official coat of arms.The National Transitional Council uses a seal or logo to represent itself, but while its Constitutional Declaration of August 2011 defines the flag of Libya, it does not...


  • Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein
    Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
    The coat of arms of the Princely House of Liechtenstein is also used as the great arms of the nation. As the sovereign emblem of the Principality of Liechtenstein, its use is reserved for the members of the Princely House and state authorities. Private individuals may be authorized to use the great...


  • Coat of Arms of Luxembourg
    Coat of arms of Luxembourg
    The coat of arms of Luxembourg has its origins in the Middle Ages, and was derived from that of the Duchy of Limburg, in modern day Belgium and the Netherlands...


  • Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
    Coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia
    The coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia is composed of two curved garlands of sheaves of wheat, tobacco leaves and opium poppy fruits, tied by a ribbon decorated with embroidery of traditional Macedonian folk motifs. In the centre of the ovoid frame are depicted a mountain, a lake and a sunrise...


  • Coat of arms of Madagascar
    Coat of arms of Madagascar
    The seal of Madagascar includes an outline map of the island at the center , and below it the head of a Zebu. Colours used include red, green, yellow, black, and white...


  • Coat of Arms of Malta

  • Coat of Arms of Mauritius
    Coat of arms of Mauritius
    The coat of arms of Mauritius are stipulated in the "Mauritius Laws 1990 Vol.2 SCHEDULE ". The arms were designed by the Lord Mayor of Johannesburg in 1906, Johann Van Der Puf...


  • Coat of Arms of Mexico
    Coat of arms of Mexico
    The current coat of arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The coat of arms depicts a Mexican Golden Eagle perched upon a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. To the people of Tenochtitlan this would have strong religious connotations, but to...

    • Seal of Guadalajara
      Seal of Guadalajara
      Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the Title of City to Guadalajara and granted his the shield of weapon in the year of 1539. The description consists of a blue field, a pine of sinople outlined, two lions rampantes of color, opposite to forehead and the legs on the trunk, embroidery is of...


  • Coat of arms of Monaco
    Coat of arms of Monaco
    The Royal Arms of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II are his arms of dominion in right of Monaco.-Interior:The central shield is "blazoned" , fusily argent and gules.-Exterior:...


  • Coat of Arms of Montenegro
    Coat of arms of Montenegro
    The coat of arms of Montenegro was officially adopted by the law passed in the Parliament on 13 July 2004...


  • Coat of Arms of Morocco
    Coat of arms of Morocco
    The current coat of arms of Morocco was introduced 14 August 1957. It was developed by the graphic artists Gauthier and Hainaut and shows a green pentagram on a red background before the Atlas Mountains and a rising sun. The royal crown is on top. Two lions function as the holders of the shield...


  • Coat of arms of Namibia
    Coat of arms of Namibia
    The coat of arms of Namibia is the official heraldic symbol of Namibia. Introduced at the time of independence in 1990, it superseded the earlier coat of arms used by the South African administration of the territory.-History:...


  • Coat of Arms of the Netherlands
    Coat of arms of the Netherlands
    The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm, , is the personal coat of arms of the monarch of the Netherlands . The government of the Netherlands uses a smaller version without the mantle or the pavilion or sometimes even only uses the shield and crown...

    • Coat of arms of Amsterdam
      Coat of arms of Amsterdam
      The coat of arms of Amsterdam is the official symbol of the city of Amsterdam. It consists of a red shield and a black pale with three silver Saint Andrew's Crosses, the Imperial Crown of Austria, two golden lions, and the motto of Amsterdam. Several heraldic elements have their basis in the...

    • Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles
      Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles
      The coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles consisted of a shield, a crown and the motto. The shield itself showed five blue stars on a golden background, within a red border. These five stars stood for the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles and also were represented in the flag. The crown...


  • Coat of Arms of New Zealand
    Coat of arms of New Zealand
    The coat of arms of New Zealand is the official symbol of New Zealand. The initial coat of arms was granted by King George V on the 26 August 1911, and the current version was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956.-History and design:...

    • Coat of arms of Niue

  • Coat of arms of Nigeria
    Coat of arms of Nigeria
    The coat of arms of Nigeria has a black shield with two white stripes that come together, like the letter Y. These represent the two main rivers flowing through Nigeria: the Benue River and the Niger River. The black shield represents Nigeria's good earth while the two horses on each side...


  • Coat of arms of Norway
    Coat of arms of Norway
    The coat of arms of Norway is a crowned, golden lion rampant holding an axe with an argent blade, on a crowned, triangular and red escutcheon. Its elements originate from personal insignias for the royal house in the High Middle Ages, thus being among the oldest in Europe...

    • List of coats of arms of Norway

  • National emblem of Oman
    National emblem of Oman
    The national emblem of Oman consists of a khanjar dagger in a sheath that is superimposed upon two crossed swords. This is the traditional symbol of Oman. It is found on numerous flags as well as the currency of Oman and on the planes of the Omani Air Force, among other locations....


  • Coat of Arms of Pakistan

  • Coat of Arms of Peru
    Coat of arms of Peru
    The coat of arms of Peru is the national symbolic emblem of Peru. Four variants are used: the coat of arms per se ; the national coat of arms, or national shield ; the great seal of the state ; and the naval coat of arms .-Description:All four share the same escutcheon or shield,...


  • Coat of Arms of the Philippines
    Coat of arms of the Philippines
    The Coat of Arms of the Philippines features the eight-rayed sun of the Philippines with each ray representing the eight provinces which were placed under martial law by Governor-General Ramón Blanco during the Philippine Revolution, and the three five-pointed stars representing the three primary...


  • Coat of Arms of Poland
    Coat of arms of Poland
    The White Eagle is the national coat of arms of Poland. It is a stylized white eagle with a golden beak and talons, and wearing a golden crown, in a red shield.- Legal basis :...

    • Coat of Arms of Kraków
    • Coat of Arms of Warsaw
      Coat of arms of Warsaw
      The Coat of Arms of Warsaw consists of a syrenka in a red field. Polish syrenka is cognate with siren, but she is more properly a fresh-water mermaid called “Melusina.” This imagery has been in use since at least the mid-14th century...

    • Coat of Arms of Wrocław
      Coat of arms of Wroclaw
      The Coat of arms of the City of Wrocław is divided into quarters.In the centre is the head of John the Baptist, patron saint of the city. The crowned lion rampant in the first quarter represents the Kingdom of Bohemia, to which Wrocław belonged to since 1336. In the second quarter there is the...


  • Coat of arms of Portugal
    Coat of arms of Portugal
    The coat of arms of Portugal was officially adopted on 30 June 1911, along with the republican flag of Portugal. It is based on the coat of arms used by the Portuguese Kingdom since the Middle Ages.-History and meaning:...

    • Coat of arms of Lisbon
      Coat of arms of Lisbon
      The Coat of arms of Lisbon is composed of a golden shield with a black silver lined sail ship on a sea of seven wavy stripes green and silver. At both ends of the ship, two ravens, each pointing to the center of the shield...

    • Coat of arms of Madeira
      Coat of arms of Madeira
      The coat of arms of the Autonomous Region of Madeira was established by Regional Legislative Decree n.º 11/91/M, on the 24th of April 1991.-Interior:The central shield is blazoned, azure a pale or charged with a Cross of Christ.-Supporters:...

    • Coat of arms of the Azores
      Coat of arms of the Azores
      The coat of arms of the Azores is nine gold stars superimposed on a red bordure, representing the nine islands of the archipelago. The bordure surrounds a silver shield on which a blue eagle is displayed with wings elevated and with red feet, beak, and tongue...


  • Emblem of Qatar

  • Coat of Arms of Romania
    Coat of arms of Romania
    The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania , redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its...

    • Coat of arms of Bucharest
      Coat of arms of Bucharest
      The coat of arms of Bucharest is the heraldic symbol standing for Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The present-day coat of arms was created during the rule of Domnitor Alexander John Cuza; changed under the Communist regime, it was used again, with minor alterations, since 1994.-Description:The...


  • Coat of Arms of Russia
    Coat of arms of Russia
    The coat of arms of Russia have gone through three major periods in their history, undergoing major changes in the transitions between the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. They date back to 1472, when Ivan III began using the double-headed eagle in his seal, which,...

    • Coat of arms of Adygea
      Coat of arms of Adygea
      The coat of arms of the Republic of Adygea, a federal subject of Russia, was adopted on May 24, 1994. It is registered as №163 in the Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation....

    • Coat of arms of Dagestan
      Coat of arms of Dagestan
      The coat of arms of Dagestan was instituted on 20 October 1994. The eagle is a traditional symbol of nobility, courage, wisdom, and faith....

    • Coat of arms of Ingushetia
      Coat of arms of Ingushetia
      The coat of arms of Ingushetia was instituted on August 26, 1994. In the center of the circle is an eagle and a battle tower . In the background is Stolovaya mountain on the left of the tower and Kazbek mountain on the right...

    • Coat of arms of Kalmykia
      Coat of arms of Kalmykia
      The Coat of arms of Kalmykia is a symbol of the Republic of Kalmykia. It was accepted by the Parliament of the Republic on June, 11th, 1996. It is registered for 150 in the State heraldic register of the Russian Federation.-The description:...

    • Coat of arms of the Republic of Karelia
      Coat of arms of the Republic of Karelia
      The coat of arms of the Russian Republic of Karelia is a rectangle on top of a semicircular bottom. It is thrice crossed in equal parts with the colors of the flag of Karelia shield with a profile of a rampant black bear. The golden frame of the shield comes into stylized image of a fir tree on the...

    • Coat of arms of the Komi Republic
      Coat of arms of the Komi Republic
      The coat of arms of the Komi Republic , SHRRF #153), designed by A. Neverov, was instituted by the law № XII-20/1 on June 6, 1994 and reflects the mythic beliefs of the Komi peoples. The blazon has a gules field, featuring an or bird of prey with the face below corresponding with goddess...

    • Coat of arms of North Ossetia-Alania
      Coat of arms of North Ossetia-Alania
      The coat of arms of North Ossetia–Alania is a disk gules with a snow leopard passant or with sable spots on a ground or with as background seven mountains argent...

    • Coat of Arms of Tatarstan
      Aq Bars
      Aq Bars is the coat of arms of Tatarstan. It is an ancient Turkic and Bolgar symbol translated as White Leopard or Snow Leopard, and has been in use since 1991 as the official symbol of Tatarstan....

    • Coat of arms of Tuva
      Coat of arms of Tuva
      The emblem of Tuva is a light blue field with a yellow border. In the center of the field is a traditional horseman, symbolizing Tuva's sovereignty and spirit. The coat of arms was created in 1992, and is similar to the present state emblem of Mongolia, which was adopted that same year.-Meaning of...

    • Coat of arms of Udmurtia
      Coat of arms of Udmurtia
      The Coat of arms of Udmurtia is one of the official state symbols of Udmurtia.The coat of arms consists of a round red-and-black shield, on which there is a white swan with spread wings....

    • Coat of arms of Moscow
      Coat of arms of Moscow
      The Coat of Arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the Coat of Arms of Russia since the 16th century...


  • Coat of Arms of San Marino
    Coat of arms of San Marino
    The coat of arms of San Marino probably originated in the fourteenth century. The official establishment took place on 6 April 1862 by a Decree of the Supreme Council; the same act introduced the crown on top of the shield....


  • Coat of Arms of Saudi Arabia
    Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia
    The Saudi Arabian national emblem was adopted in 1950. According to the Saudi Constitution it consists of two crossed swords with a palm tree in the space above and between the blades....


  • Coat of Arms of Serbia
    Coat of arms of Serbia
    The coat of arms of Serbia is based the family arms of the former Obrenović dynasty and features the white bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty. An ermine cape of the style once worn by kings is featured in the background. The double-headed eagle has been used since Byzantine era, the Serbian...

    • Coat of Arms of Vojvodina
      Coat of arms of Vojvodina
      The Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina adopted the coat of arms of the province on 28 June 2002. Coat of arms is based on the historical coat of arms of the Serbian Vojvodina from the flag of Zemun National Guard from 1848.-Description:The three fields of the coat of arms of...

    • Coat of arms of Belgrade
      Coat of arms of Belgrade
      -History:The small coat of arms was sketched by Đorđe Andrejević Kun in 1931, and was officially adopted the following year. In July 2003, medium and large coats of arms were adopted. They were designed by the Serbian Heraldry Society "White Eagle" . The basic coat of arms is intended for wide...

    • Coat of arms of Novi Sad
      Coat of arms of Novi Sad
      The Coat of Arms of Novi Sad is a symbol of Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia and capital of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina....

    • Coat of arms of Prijepolje
      Coat of arms of Prijepolje
      The coat of arms of Prijepolje depicts the mountain Zlatar, with the sign of Saint Sava, whose bones are buried near the monastery of Mileševa.-Details of the coat of arms:...


  • Coat of Arms of Singapore
    Coat of arms of Singapore
    The coat of arms of Singapore was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. The committee that created it, headed by then Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, was also responsible for the national flag and the national anthem...


  • Coat of Arms of Slovakia
    Coat of arms of Slovakia
    The coat of arms of Slovakia consists of a red shield, in early gothic style, charged with a silver double cross standing on the middle peak of a dark blue mountain consisting of three peaks. Extremities of the cross are amplificated, and its ends are concaved...


  • Coat of Arms of Slovenia
    Coat of arms of Slovenia
    The Slovenian coat of arms consists of a red bordered blue shield on which there is a stylised white mount Triglav. Under Triglav there are two bending lines that represent the sea and rivers, and above Triglav there are three golden, six-pointed stars, forming a triangle...


  • Coat of Arms of South Africa
    Coat of arms of South Africa
    The present coat of arms of South Africa was introducedon Freedom Day April 27, 2000. It replaced the earlier national arms, which had been in use since 1910. The motto ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke is written in the Khoisan language of the ǀXam people and translates literally to "diverse people unite"...


  • Coat of arms of South Korea
    Coat of arms of South Korea
    The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea consists of the taeguk symbol present on the country's national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription "The Republic of Korea" , the official name of the country, in Hangul characters. The Taegeuk represents peace...


  • Coat of Arms of Spain
    Coat of arms of Spain
    The current coat of arms of Spain, although it has its roots centuries ago, was approved by law in 1981, when the present established replaced the interim version which, in turn, replaced the official arms of Francoist Spain...

    • Coat of arms of Andalusia
      Coat of arms of Andalusia
      The coat of arms of Andalusia is the official symbol of Andalusia, an autonomous community of Spain. It bears the Pillars of Hercules, the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar.-Origin:...

    • Coat of arms of Aragon
    • Coat of arms of Asturias
      Coat of arms of Asturias
      The coat of arms of Asturias is the official coat of arms of the principality of Asturias, an autonomous community within the kingdom of Spain. It was adopted as such on 27 April 1984....

    • Basque coat of arms
    • Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
    • Coat of arms of Cantabria
      Coat of arms of Cantabria
      The coat of arms of Cantabria has a rectangular shield, round in base and the field is party en fess. In field azure, a tower or crenellated and masoned, port and windows azure, to its right a ship in natural colours that with its bow has broken a chain going from the tower to the dexter flank of...

    • Coat of arms of Castile-La Mancha
      • Coat of arms of Toledo
        Coat of arms of Toledo (Spain)
        - Arms of the city of Toledo :Toledo's arms are allegedly a grant of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor . The coat of arms of the city of Toledo consists of the imperial double-headed eagle sable bearing an escutcheon with the coats of arms of Castile and Leon quartered and Granada in point surrounded...

    • Coat of arms of Castile-León
      Coat of arms of Castile-León
      The coat of arms of Castile and León depicts the traditional arms of Castile quartered with the arms of León . It is topped with a royal crown....

    • Coat of arms of Catalonia
      Coat of arms of Catalonia
      The Coat of arms of Catalonia is based on four red pallets on gold background which have been used since the Middle Ages on several coats of arms...

      • Coat of arms of Barcelona
    • Coat of arms of Ceuta
      Coat of arms of Ceuta
      Though a city of Spain, the coat of arms of Ceuta is nearly identical to the coat of arms of Portugal, since that city was conquered by King John I of Portugal on 21 August 1415...

    • Coat of arms of Galicia
      Coat of arms of Galicia (Spain)
      The coat of arms of Galicia is described in the Spanish Law 5 of May 29, 1984, the Law of the symbols of Galicia.-Description:The coat of arms of Galicia includes, enclosed in a field of azure, a chalice of gold with a silver host, accompanied by seven silver crosses, three on each side and one in...

    • Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid
      Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid
      The Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid was adopted in 1983. The field is crimson red with two yellow or golden castles with seven five-pointed white or silver stars on top, arranged four and three...

      • Coat of arms of Madrid
        Coat of arms of Madrid
        The Coat of arms of Madrid has its origin in the Middle Ages, although it acquired its present look in 1967. In 2004 a decision was taken to create a logo from the shield which is used at the moment like symbol of the city and its council...

         (City)
    • Coat of arms of Melilla
      Coat of arms of Melilla
      Similar to the coat of arms of Ceuta, the coat of arms of Melilla combine elements from different earlier coats of arms, in this instance those of Castile and León. It is the central device of the flag of Melilla. The supporters are the Pillars of Hercules, an ancient name given to the Straits of...

    • Coat of arms of La Rioja
      Coat of arms of La Rioja
      - Law :According to the third article of the Statute of Autonomy of La Rioja, Organic Law 3/1982:According to the sixth and seventh article of Law 4/1985, May 31 - Law :According to the third article of the Statute of Autonomy of La Rioja, Organic Law 3/1982:According to the sixth and seventh...


  • Coat of arms of Sri Lanka
    Coat of arms of Sri Lanka
    The national emblem of Sri Lanka is used by the Sri Lankan Government in connection with the administration and government of the country. The current emblem has been in use since 1972....


  • Coat of arms of Sweden
    Coat of arms of Sweden
    The greater national coat of arms and the lesser national coat of arms are the official coats of arms of Sweden.- Escutcheon :...


  • Coat of arms of Syria
    Coat of arms of Syria
    The national symbol or coat of arms of Syria includes the Hawk of Qureish, which holds a shield of the national flag , and a scroll with the words "Syrian Arab Republic" ....


  • Emblem of Thailand
    Emblem of Thailand
    The National Emblem of Thailand features the Garuda, a figure from both Buddhist and Hindu mythology. In Thailand, this figure is used as a symbol of the royal family and authority...


  • Coat of Arms of Tunisia
    Coat of arms of Tunisia
    The coat of arms of Tunisia displays a ship along with a lion holding a sword , and a balance . In the centre, just under the ship, is the national motto written in Arabic: Freedom - Order - Justice . The central emblem of the national flag is seen above the shield. The background is gold in all...


  • Unofficial emblem of Turkey

  • Coat of Arms of Ukraine
    Coat of arms of Ukraine
    The state coat of arms of Ukraine or commonly the Tryzub is the national coat of arms of Ukraine, featuring the same colors found on the Ukrainian flag; a blue shield with yellow trident, called the tryzub...


  • Coat of arms of United Arab Emirates
    Coat of arms of United Arab Emirates
    The emblem of the United Arab Emirates was officially adopted in 1973. It is similar to the coats of arms and emblems of other Arab states. It consists of a golden falcon. The falcon had a red disk which shows an Arab sailboat in its interior. The disk is surrounded by a chain...


  • Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
    Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
    The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as monarch of the United Kingdom, and are officially known as her Arms of Dominion...

     - Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland
    • Royal Coat of Arms of England
      • Kent (image only)
      • Middlesex (image only)
        • City of London (image only)
      • London County Council (until 1965)
        Coat of arms of London County Council
        The London County Council was granted a coat of arms in 1914 and a heraldic badge in 1956. The coat of arms can still be seen on buildings constructed by the council before its abolition in 1965.-Background and initial designs:...

        • Holborn (image only)
        • Finsbury (image only)
        • St Pancras & original, unofficial arms (images only)
        • Westminster (image only)
      • Greater London Council (as of 1965) :
        • Barking and Dagenham & logo
        • Enfield & logo
        • Kingston upon Thames & logo
        • City of Westminster & logo
      • Somerset (image only)
      • Coat of arms of Birmingham
        Coat of arms of Birmingham
        The coat of arms of Birmingham is the heraldic emblem of the English city of Birmingham. It was first used in 1838 and has been changed several times since, as the former town grew and developed into a city.- Incorporation :...

      • Manchester (image only)
      • Merseyside (image only)
        • Coat of arms of Liverpool
        • St Helens (image only)
      • Newcastle
    • Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland
      Royal coat of arms of Scotland
      The royal coat of arms of Scotland was the official coat of arms of the monarchs of Scotland, and was used as the official coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland until the Acts of Union of 1707...

    • Coat of arms of Northern Ireland
      Coat of arms of Northern Ireland
      The coat of arms of Northern Ireland was granted to the government of Northern Ireland in 1924, after the Irish Free State had separated from the United Kingdom....

    • Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales
    • Overseas Territories
      British overseas territories
      The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...

      • Coat of arms of Anguilla
        Coat of arms of Anguilla
        The coat of arms of Anguilla consists of the emblem found on the flag of Anguilla, a traditional symbol of the territory. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins leaping over the sea. The three dolphins are coloured orange and represent endurance, unity, and strength, and they leap in a circle...

      • Coat of arms of Bermuda
        Coat of arms of Bermuda
        The coat of arms of Bermuda depicts a red lion holding a shield that has a depiction of a wrecked ship upon it. The red lion is a symbol of England and alludes to Bermuda’s relationship with that country. The wrecked ship is the Sea Venture, the flagship of the Virginia Company...

      • Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
        Coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory
        The coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory were first granted in 1952, when the territory was still a dependency of the Falkland Islands ....

      • Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
        Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
        The coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory was granted in 1990 on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s establishment.The centrepiece of the arms, the shield, bears a palm tree and St. Edward's Crown on a base of three white wavy lines representing the ocean, a sun in splendour in the...

      • Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
        Coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands
        The coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands was first granted in 1960.The arms consist of a shield, featuring a lady dressed in white holding a golden lamp, with 11 other golden lamps surrounding her on a green field. It is a representation of Saint Ursula, a Christian saint who is said to have...

      • Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
        Coat of arms of the Cayman Islands
        The Cayman Islands’ coat of arms consists of a shield, a crested helm and the motto. Three green stars, representing each of the three inhabited Islands , are set in the lower two-thirds of the shield. The stars rest on blue and white wavy bands representing the sea...

      • Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands
        Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands
        The coat of arms of the Falkland Islands was granted to the Falkland Islands on September 29, 1948.The ship represents the Desire, the vessel in which the English sea-captain, John Davis, is reputed to have discovered the Falkland Islands in 1592....

      • Coat of arms of Gibraltar
        Coat of arms of Gibraltar
        The coat of arms of Gibraltar was first granted by a Royal Warrant passed in Toledo on July 10, 1502, by Isabella I of Castile during Gibraltar's Spanish period...

      • Coat of arms of Montserrat
        Coat of arms of Montserrat
        The coat of arms of Montserrat was first adopted in 1909.The arms consist of a shield featuring a lady in green representing Erin, the female personification of Ireland, based on the mythology of Ériu. The lady is holding a golden harp, a symbol of Ireland that features in Ireland's coat of arms...

      • Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
        Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands
        The coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands were first adopted on November 4, 1969.-Features:The arms feature a shield depicting the anchor and Bible from HMS Bounty. This represents the ancestral history of the islanders, most of whom are descended from the sailors who mutinied on the Bounty in 1789...

      • Coat of arms of Saint Helena
        Coat of arms of Saint Helena
        The coat of arms of Saint Helena was authorised on January 30, 1984.The arms feature a shield, with the top third showing the national bird, the Saint Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae, known locally as the Wirebird - stylized, but with its unmistakable head pattern...

        • Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
          Coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha
          The coat of arms of Tristan da Cunha was granted in 2002.-Features:The arms consist of a shield featuring four albatrosses in a blue-and-white mirror image design. The two supporters are Tristan rock lobsters, which are found in the waters surrounding the island...

      • Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
        Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
        The coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the creation of the territory. Prior to 1985, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were a dependency of the Falkland Islands, and used their coat of arms...

    • Crown Dependencies
      Crown dependency
      The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....

      • Coat of arms of Guernsey
        Coat of arms of Guernsey
        The coat of arms of Guernsey is the official symbol of the Channel Island of Guernsey. It is a red shield with three gold lions passant guardant surmounted by a small branch of leaves. It is very similar to the arms of Normandy, Jersey and England.-See also:...

      • Coat of arms of Jersey
        Coat of arms of Jersey
        The coat of arms of Jersey is a red shield with three gold lions passant guardant . It derives from the seal granted to the island’s bailiff by Edward I in 1279. In 1907, Edward VII sanctioned the claimed usage by the island of the arms. It is very similar to the arms of Normandy, Guernsey and...

      • Coat of arms of the Isle of Man
        Coat of arms of the Isle of Man
        The coat of arms of the Isle of Man dates from 12 July 1996. As the Isle of Man is a Crown dependency, the arms are more accurately described as The Arms of Her Majesty in right of the Isle of Man.-History:...


  • United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     - The obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
    Great Seal of the United States
    The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself , and more generally for the design impressed upon it...

     contains the Coat of Arms of the United States.
    • Seal of Alabama
      Seal of Alabama
      The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama.-Seal of 1817:The first seal was designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the Alabama Territory and the subsequent first governor of the state. When Alabama became a state in 1819, the state...

      • Coat of arms of Alabama
        Coat of arms of Alabama
        The coat of arms of Alabama depicts a shield upon which is carried the symbols of the five nations which have at various times held sovereignty over a part or the whole of what is now Alabama. These are the coat of arms of France, the ancient coat of arms of Spain--Castile quartering León, the...

    • Seal of Alaska
      Seal of Alaska
      The Seal of the State of Alaska was first adopted before statehood, when the area was known as the District of Alaska. The first governor designated a seal of the district, which featured glaciers, northern lights, igloos, and an Eskimo ice fishing....

    • Seal of Arizona
      Seal of Arizona
      The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is ringed by the words “Great Seal of the State of Arizona” on the top, and 1912 the year of Arizona’s statehood. In the background is a range of mountains with the sun rising behind the peaks. At the right side of the mountains is a water storage reservoir...

    • Seal of Arkansas
      Seal of Arkansas
      The Arkansas State Seal was adopted in 1864 and modified to its present form on May 23, 1907. The outer ring of the seal contains the text "Great Seal of the State of Arkansas". The inner seal contains the Angel of Mercy, the Sword of Justice and the Goddess of Liberty surrounded by a bald eagle...

    • Seal of California
      Seal of California
      The Great Seal of the State of California was adopted at the California state Constitutional Convention of 1849 and has undergone minor design changes since then, the last being the standardization of the seal in 1937...

      • Seal of City of Los Angeles
        Seal of City of Los Angeles
        The seal of Los Angeles contains the coat of arms of the city of Los Angeles, a city in the U.S. state of California. The shield is encircled by the legal name of the city and its date of founding ....

    • Seal of Colorado
      Seal of Colorado
      The Great Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaptation of the Territorial Seal which was adopted by the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, 1861. The only changes made in the Territorial Seal design being the substitution of the words, "State of Colorado" and the figures "1876" for the...

    • Seal of Connecticut
      Seal of Connecticut
      The Great Seal of the State of Connecticut has been the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Connecticut since May of 1784. It depicts three grapevines and a ribbon below with the Latin motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet , with SIGILLUM REIPUBLICÆ CONNECTICUTENSIS in the border.-History:The first...

      • Coat of Arms of Connecticut
        Coat of Arms of Connecticut
        The Coat of Arms of Connecticut is an official emblem of the State, alongside the Seal and State Flag. The General Assembly of Connecticut adopted a design for the official Arms of the State On March 24, 1931 , which it ordered to be drawn and filed with the Secretary of the State.-Description:The...

    • Seal of Delaware
      Seal of Delaware
      The Great Seal of the State of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004. It contains the state coat of arms surrounded by an inscription.-Coat of arms:...

    • Seal of Florida
      Seal of Florida
      The Great Seal of the State of Florida is used to represent the Government of the State of Florida, and for various official purposes, such as to seal official documents and legislation. It is also commonly used on state government buildings, vehicles and other effects of the state government...

    • Seal of Georgia
    • Seal of Hawaii
      Seal of Hawaii
      The Great Seal of the State of Hawaii was designated officially by Act 272 of the 1959 Territorial Legislature and is based on the territorial seal. Modifications to the territorial seal included the use of the words "State of Hawaii" at the top and "1959" within the circle...

    • Seal of Idaho
      Seal of Idaho
      The Seal of the Territory of Idaho was adopted in 1863, and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890. The state Great Seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a state seal....

    • Seal of Illinois
      Seal of Illinois
      The Great Seal of the State of Illinois is the official emblem of the State, and signifies the official nature of a document produced by the State of Illinois.-History:...

      • Chicago (image only)
    • Seal of Indiana
      Seal of Indiana
      The Seal of the State of Indiana is used by the Governor of Indiana to certify official documents. The seal has gone through several revisions since the region was a part of the Northwest Territory. It is likely the original seal, which is similar to the current one, was created by William Henry...

    • Seal of Iowa
      Seal of Iowa
      The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a citizen soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols important in early historical Iowa, including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background...

    • Seal of Kansas
      Seal of Kansas
      The Great Seal of the State of Kansas tells the history of Kansas.The seal contains:* Landscape with a rising sun * River and steamboat * Settler's cabin and a man plowing a field [foreground]...

    • Seal of Kentucky
      Seal of Kentucky
      The Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky was adopted in December of 1792. Since that time, it has undergone several revisions. The current seal depicts two men, one in buckskin, and the other in more formal dress. The men are facing each other and clasping hands...

    • Seal of Louisiana
      Seal of Louisiana
      The Great Seal of the State of Louisiana was adopted as the official state seal of Louisiana in 1902. The seal consists of a heraldic charge called a "pelican in her piety," representing a Brown Pelican representing a mother pelican wounding her breast to feed her young from her own blood...

    • Seal of Maine
      Seal of Maine
      The Great Seal of the State of Maine was adopted in June 1820. There have been variations in the details of the seal, but the overall design and images remain true to the original. The center of the seal is a shield adorned with a tranquil scene of a moose resting in a field bordered by water and...

    • Seal of Maryland
      Seal of Maryland
      The Great Seal of the State of Maryland is the official government emblem of the State of Maryland in the United States. Its official service is to authenticate acts by the Maryland General Assembly, but it is also used for display purposes at most state buildings...

    • Seal of Massachusetts
      Seal of Massachusetts
      The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts contains the coat of arms of Massachusetts. The coat of arms is encircled by the Latin text "Sigillum Reipublicæ Massachusettensis" . The Massachusetts Constitution nevertheless designates the name of the government as Commonwealth, not Republic...

    • Seal of Michigan
      Seal of Michigan
      The Great Seal of the State of Michigan depicts the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Michigan on a light blue field. On the dark blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man holding a long gun with a raised hand represents peace and the ability to defend his rights...

    • Seal of Minnesota
      Seal of Minnesota
      The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota is the state seal of the U.S. state of Minnesota.-Symbolism:The settler with his plow is depicted as being on the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls. His gun rests beside a stump signifying that he had given up war in exchange for farming, but was...

    • Seal of Mississippi
      Seal of Mississippi
      The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi was adopted in 1798, when Mississippi was a United States territory, the Mississippi Territory. When it became a state in 1817, the same seal was designated as the state's seal....

      • Coat of Arms of Mississippi
        Coat of Arms of Mississippi
        The Coat of Arms of Mississippi is an official symbol of the State.The committee to design a Coat of Arms was appointed by legislative action February 7, 1894, and the design proposed was accepted and became the official Coat of Arms...

    • Seal of Missouri
      Seal of Missouri
      The Great Seal of the State of Missouri was adopted on January 11, 1822. Judge Robert William Wells, who was also a congressman, designed the seal. The center of the seal contains the Great Seal of the United States on the right side, and, on the left, symbols representing the state...

    • Seal of Montana
      Seal of Montana
      The Great Seal of the State of Montana was adopted in 1865, when Montana was a United States Territory. When it became a state in 1889, it was decided to use the same seal. In 1891, proposals were made to make changes or adopt a brand new seal. None of these proposals passed legislation. The outer...

    • Seal of Nebraska
      Seal of Nebraska
      The Great Seal of the State of Nebraska was adopted in 1867. A train steams across the background, with mountains in the distance. A steamboat plies the waters of the Missouri River. A simple cabin and sheaves of harvested wheat portray the importance of settlers and agriculture. A blacksmith works...

    • Seal of Nevada
      Seal of Nevada
      The Great Seal of the State of Nevada is derived from the Seal of the Territory of Nevada. As Nevada prepared for statehood in 1864, its Constitutional Convention began to formalize the features of the state's official seal. Nevada was admitted as a state on October 31, 1864 by proclamation of...

    • Seal of New Hampshire
      Seal of New Hampshire
      The State of New Hampshire has held two seals since it declared its independence from Great Britain on January 5, 1776. While both seals have been retained, most people are only familiar with the Great Seal due to its corporate use.-Great Seal:...

    • Seal of New Jersey
      Seal of New Jersey
      The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey includes:*A shield with three plows emblazoned, representative of New Jersey's agricultural tradition.*A forward-facing knight's helmet.*A horse's head as the crest of the helmet....

    • Seal of New Mexico
      Seal of New Mexico
      The Great Seal of the State of New Mexico is the official seal of the U.S. State of New Mexico and was adopted in 1913.-Design:When New Mexico became a state in 1912, the Legislature named a Commission for the purpose of designing a State Seal. In June 1913, the Commission, which consisted of...

    • Seal of New York
      Seal of New York
      The state seal of New York features the state arms surrounded by the words "The Great Seal of the State of New York." A banner below shows the New York State motto ....

      • Seal of New York City
        Seal of New York City
        The seal of the city of New York, adopted in an earlier form in 1686, bears the legend SIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACI which means simply "The Seal of the City of New York": Eboracum was the Roman name for York, the titular seat of James II as Duke of York....

    • Seal of North Carolina
      Seal of North Carolina
      The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina was standardized in design by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1871. The following is a description of what the seal was made to look like:...

    • Seal of North Dakota
      • Coat of arms of North Dakota
        Coat of arms of North Dakota
        The coat of arms of North Dakota is probably the most obscure symbol of North Dakota. Though nominally created for use by the state government and National Guard units, the arms have seen little use since their creation in 1957...

    • Seal of Ohio
      Seal of Ohio
      The Great Seal of the State of Ohio features the U.S. state's coat of arms surrounded by the words, "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO" in news gothic capitals...

    • Seal of Oklahoma
      Seal of Oklahoma
      The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma consists of a five-pointed star in a circle.The seal itself contains six seals:*The center of the star contains the Seal of the original Territory of Oklahoma. The seal contains the words “Labor Omnia Vincit” meaning “Labor Conquers All Things.” Columbia is...

    • Seal of Oregon
      Seal of Oregon
      The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official seal of the U.S. state of Oregon. It was designed by Harvey Gordon in 1857, two years before Oregon was admitted to the Union. The seal was preceded by the Salmon Seal of the Provisional Government and the Seal of the Oregon Territory...

    • Seal of Pennsylvania
      Seal of Pennsylvania
      The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the state seal for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Unlike most state seals, it has an obverse and a reverse.-Description:...

      • Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania
        Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania
        The Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania is an official emblem of the State, alongside the Seal and State Flag, and was adopted in 1778. The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by an American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths - a ship...

      • Philadelphia (image only)
    • Seal of Rhode Island
      Seal of Rhode Island
      The Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations features a blue field with a golden maritime anchor as its central image below the phrase "HOPE." The anchor has been used as a symbol for Rhode Island since the colony's founding in 1636, well before the region claimed...

    • Seal of South Carolina
      Seal of South Carolina
      The Great Seal of the State of South Carolina was adopted in 1776. The seal is made up of two elliptical areas, linked by branches of the palmetto tree. The image on the left is dominated by a tall palmetto tree and another tree, fallen and broken. This scene represents the battle fought on June...

    • Seal of South Dakota
      Seal of South Dakota
      The Great Seal of the State of South Dakota was designed while the area was a territory, in 1885. The outer ring of the seal contains the text "State of South Dakota" on the top and "Great Seal" on the bottom. Also the year of statehood, 1889. Inside the inner circle of the seal contains the state...

    • Seal of Tennessee
      Seal of Tennessee
      The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee is the official insignia of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Origins:An official Great Seal of Tennessee is provided for the in the Constitution of the State of Tennessee of February 6, 1796...

    • Seal of Texas
      Seal of Texas
      The Seal of the State of Texas was adopted through the 1845 Texas Constitution, and was based on the seal of the Republic of Texas, which dates from January 25, 1839.-Design:...

    • Seal of Utah
      Seal of Utah
      The Great Seal of the State of Utah was adopted on April 3, 1896 at the first regular session of the Legislature . The original seal was designed by Harry Edwards and cost $65.00...

    • Seal of Vermont
      Seal of Vermont
      The Great Seal of the State of Vermont is the official seal of the U.S. state of Vermont, used to emboss and authenticate official documents. It was designed by Ira Allen, brother of Ethan Allen and one of the state's founders.-Great Seal:...

      • Coat of arms of Vermont
        Coat of arms of Vermont
        The coat of arms of Vermont is the official armorial bearings of the U.S. state of Vermont. Most of the elements found in the coat of arms originate in the Great Seal of Vermont designed by Ira Allen...

    • Seal of Virginia
      Seal of Virginia
      The seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia are the official symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Virginia.-History:In May 1776 the Virginia colony declared its independence from Great Britain. On July 1, 1776, a committee of four was appointed to make a proper seal for the Commonwealth of...

    • Seal of Washington
      Seal of Washington
      The Seal of the State of Washington contains a portrait of George Washington, as painted by Gilbert Stuart. The outer ring contains the text "The Seal of the State of Washington" and "1889", the year Washington state was admitted to the Union...

    • Seal of West Virginia
      Seal of West Virginia
      The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia was adopted in 1863. The center of the seal contains a boulder that has been inscribed June 20, 1863, the date West Virginia became a state. In front of the boulder lies two crossed rifles and a liberty cap to state the State's importance of fighting for...

    • Seal of Wisconsin
      Seal of Wisconsin
      The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is a seal used by the secretary of state to authenticate all of the governor’s official acts, except laws...

    • Seal of Wyoming
      Seal of Wyoming
      The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming was adopted by the second legislature in 1893, and revised by the sixteenth legislature in 1921.The two dates on the Great Seal, 1869 and 1890, commemorate the organization of the territorial government and Wyoming's admission to the Union...

    • Seal of the District of Columbia
      Seal of the District of Columbia
      The Great Seal of the District of Columbia depicts Lady Justice hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington; the motto of the District of Columbia, "JUSTITIA OMNIBUS" ; and "1871", the year in which the District was organized in its present form...

    • Seal of American Samoa
      Seal of American Samoa
      The seal of the territory of American Samoa is based in traditional local design. The fue or the fly switch, represents wisdom, while the To'oto'o or staff represents authority. Both symbols are used by talking chiefs indicating their rank...

    • Seal of Guam
      Seal of Guam
      The Seal of Guam appears in the middle of the flag of Guam. It depicts Agaña Bay near Hagåtña, a local proa and a palm tree. Charles Alan Pownall approved the seal in 1946....

    • Seal of Northern Mariana Islands
    • Seal of Puerto Rico
    • Seal of the United States Virgin Islands
      Seal of the United States Virgin Islands
      The new Seal of the United States Virgin Islands features the three-island design of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, often seen throughout the territory. It reads "Government of the United States Virgin Islands"...


  • Coat of arms of the Holy See
    Coat of arms of the Holy See
    The coat of arms of the State of Vatican City is blazoned gules, two keys in saltire Or and argent, interlaced in the rings gules/Or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned Or...

     (Vatican City)

  • Coat of Arms of Venezuela
    Coat of arms of Venezuela
    The current coat of arms of Venezuela was primarily approved by the Congress on April 18, 1836, undergoing small modifications through history, reaching the present version....


  • Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
    Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
    The coat of arms of Zimbabwe was adopted on September 21, 1981, one year and five months after the national flag was adopted.-Description:The coat of arms depicts two kudus on the left and right, each standing on top of an earthly mound composed of stalks of wheat, a pile of cotton, and a head of...


Former states

  • Coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
    Coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
    The emblem of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia featured six torches, surrounded by wheat with a red star at its top, and burning together in one flame; this represented the brotherhood and unity of the six federal republics forming Yugoslavia: SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Croatia, SR...

    • Coats of arms of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
  • Coat of arms of the Soviet Union
    Coat of arms of the Soviet Union
    The State Emblem of the Soviet Union was adopted in 1923 and was used until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not follow heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб , the word used for a traditional coat of...

    • Coats of arms of the Soviet Republics
      Coats of arms of the Soviet Republics
      The coats of arms of the constituent republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics all featured predominantly the hammer and sickle and the red star that symbolised communism, as well as a rising sun , surrounded by a wreath of wheat The coats of arms of the constituent republics of the...


Former dependencies

  • Coat of Arms of British Hong Kong
  • Coat of Arms of Portugese Macau

Positions

  • Canada
    Canada
    Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

    • Quebec
      Quebec
      Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

      • Coat of arms of René Lepage de Sainte-Claire
        Coat of arms of René Lepage de Sainte-Claire
        The coat of arms of René Lepage de Ste-Claire, Lord-founder of the city of Rimouski, province of Quebec, from 1696 to 1718, was first used to identify the family in the seventeenth century, when this Lepage's ancestor took possession of the Seigneurie de Rimouski...

         (unofficial, personal)

  • Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

    • Coat of Arms of the Queen
    • Coat of Arms of the Prince Consort
    • Coat of Arms of the Crown Prince
    • Coat of Arms of Prince Joachim
    • Coat of Arms of the Crown Princess

  • Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
    Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

    • Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke

  • Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

    • Coat of Arms of the King
      Coat of arms of the King of Spain
      The blazoning of the coat of arms of the King of Spain is set out in Title II, Rule 1, of Spanish Royal Decree 1511 of 21 January 1977, by which the Rules for Flags, Standards, Guidons, Banners, and Badges were adopted.- Quartered shield :...

    • Coat of Arms of the Prince of Asturias
      Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias
      The blazon of the coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias appears in Royal Decree 284 of 16 March 2001, whereby His Guidon and His Standard are created.QUARTERED SHIELD:...

    • Coat of Arms of the Queen (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Princess of Asturias
      Letizia, Princess of Asturias
      Letizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Lugo (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Palma de Mallorca (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Badajoz
      Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
      Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre is the elder daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and older sister of reigning King Juan Carlos of...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Soria (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Soria
      Carlos Zurita, Duke of Soria
      - Titles :* 26 July 1960 6 January 1979: Mr. Carlos Zurita* 6 January 1979: His Excellency the Duke of Soria and Hernani-External links:* * *...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Calabria
      Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
      Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Calabria (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess Dowager of Calabria
      Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
      Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria is a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria...

       (unofficial)

  • Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

    • Coat of Arms of the Queen (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Crown Princess
      Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
      Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Västergötland (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Värmland
      Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
      Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland , is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he retained his title and first place in succession for seven months until 1 January 1980...

       (unofficial)
    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
      Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
      Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden...

       (unofficial)

  • The United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Edinburgh
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
      Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....

    • Coat of Arms of the Prince of Wales
      Charles, Prince of Wales
      Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Cornwall
    • Coat of Arms of the Princess Royal
      Anne, Princess Royal
      Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of York
      Prince Andrew, Duke of York
      Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

    • Coat of Arms of the Earl of Wessex
      Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
      Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...

    • Coat of Arms of the Countess of Wessex
    • Coat of Arms of Duke of Cambridge
    • Coat of Arms of Prince Henry of Wales
    • Coat of Arms of Princess Beatrice of York
      Princess Beatrice of York
      Princess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...

    • Coat of Arms of Princess Eugenie of York
      Princess Eugenie of York
      Princess Eugenie of York Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Gloucester
      Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
      Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Gloucester
    • Coat of Arms of the Duke of Kent
      Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
      The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...

    • Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Kent
    • Coat of Arms of Prince Michael of Kent
      Prince Michael of Kent
      Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...

    • Coat of Arms of the Princess Michael of Kent
      Princess Michael of Kent
      Princess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....

    • Coat of Arms of Princess Alexandra
      Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
      Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...


  • United States
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

    • Seal of the President of the United States
      Seal of the President of the United States
      The Seal of the President of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the U.S. president to the United States Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency. The central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S...

    • Seal of the Vice President of the United States
      Seal of the Vice President of the United States
      The Seal of the Vice President of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the U.S. vice president to other members of government, and is also used as a symbol of the vice presidency. The central design, directly based on the Seal of the President of the United States , is the...

    • Presidents and Vice Presidents
      • Coat of arms of Bill Clinton (unofficial, personal)
      • Coat of arms of Dwight D. Eisenhower (unofficial, personal)
      • Coat of arms of John F. Kennedy (unofficial, personal)
      • Coat of arms of Ronald Reagan
        Coat of arms of Ronald Reagan
        When he was Governor of California, future President Ronald Reagan made use of an elaborate coat of arms supposedly traced from powerful Irish aristocrats. When he discovered he was not descended from this family, he hired Adolf F.J. Karlovský, an associate member of the Académie Internationale...

         (unofficial, personal)
      • Coat of arms of George Washington
        Coat of arms of George Washington
        The coat of arms of George Washington, President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, were first used to identify the family in the twelfth century, when one of George Washington's ancestors took possession of Washington Old Hall, then in County Durham, in North East England.The...

         (unofficial, personal)
    • Others
      • Coat of arms of Colin Powell (unofficial, personal)

  • Vatican City
    Vatican City
    Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

    • Coat of Arms of Benedict XVI
      Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI
      The coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI was designed by then Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo soon after the papal election. The coat of arms consists of a shield and external ornaments.-Shield:...

      • Former Papal Coat of Arms
        Papal coat of arms
        For at least 800 years, each Pope has had his own personal coat of arms that serves as a symbol of his papacy. The first Pope whose arms are known with certainty is Pope Innocent IV . Earlier popes were only attributed arms in the 17th century....


Family

  • Addington
    Addington coat of arms
    The blazon of the coat of arms of AddingtonArms Per pale erm. and ermines on a chevron five lozenges all counterchanged between three fleurs-de-lys or. Crest A cat-a-mountain sejant guardant ppr. bezantée, his dexter paw resting upon a shield az. charged with a mace erect, surmounted with a regal...

  • Addington-Barker
    Addington-Barker coat of arms
    The coat of arms of Addington-Barker is blazoned as follows:-Addington-Barker Coat of Arms :The “Royal Crown” Corporate Arms and Company logo of Addington-Barker Group International was originally derived from the Addington-Barker coat of arms and is used by Addington-Barker Group International as...

  • Carpenter
  • Daniel Perrin
    Daniel Perrin
    Daniel Perrin was one of the first permanent European inhabitants of Staten Island, New York. Known as "The Huguenot", he arrived in New York Harbor from the Isle of Jersey on July 29, 1665 aboard the ship Philip, under the command of Philip Carteret...

  • De la Cerda
    House de la Cerda
    House de la Cerda is a noble line of the Crown of Castile descending from the Infante Ferdinand de la Cerda, eldest son of King Alfonso X. It was one of four noble lineages that arose directly from the Castilian royal family during the thirteenth century and is the origin of the Dukes of...

  • Goggin
    Goggin coat of arms
    The Cogan and Goggin coat of arms dates back to Milo de Cogan, one of the knights of Strongbow, around 1154AD. The coat of arms are detailed below.- Details of Arms :The Goggin and Cogan Blazon of Arms comprises "Gules, three oak leaves argent"...

  • Mariñelarena
    Mariñelarena
    Mariñelarena or Marinelarena is a Basque surname that has its origins in the village of Betelu, located north of Navarra, Spain and close to the frontier with Gipuzkoa.-Etymology and history:The surname means in the Basque language "...of the sailor"...

  • Sheasby
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