National coat of arms of the European countries
This is a list of the national coats of arms and national emblems of states on the European continent .
Recognized states
| Country | National coat of arms or national emblem | Blazon | Motto | items |
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| Albania |
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Double-headed eagle with a Skanderbeg helmet | - | Coat of arms of Albania |
| Andorra |
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Crossing : a miter (stands for the town of La Seu d'Urgell ); three stakes (for the parish of Foix ); Kingdom of Aragon symbolized by four stakes, lower left. Two cows in the lower right quarter represent the province of Béarn . |
Latin “ Virtus unita fortior. " " United is virtue stronger " |
Andorra coat of arms |
| Armenia |
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Four symbols of the Armenian dynasties ( Artaxids , Arsacids , Bagratids , and Rubenids ); In the middle of the shield is a representation of Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark on its mountaintop. | - | Arms of Armenia |
| Azerbaijan |
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The national coat of arms of Azerbaijan today shows an eight-pointed, white star on a gold-framed coat of arms with rings in the national colors. There are eight gold discs on the blue ring. Inside the star is a red flame with four tongues in the shape of the word Allah in Arabic script (). Oak branches and ears of wheat lie under the pane. | - | Coat of arms of Azerbaijan |
| Belgium |
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Shield with the Brabant lion :
In black, a red-armored and red-tongued golden lion . On the shield is a golden red lined royal helmet with black and gold helmet covers and the golden royal crown . Golden Behind the shield two andreaskreuz like crossed scepter ; pointing to the right with the hand of the oath and pointing to the left with the lion. |
French « L'union fait la force. " Dutch " Eendracht maakt makes. " " Unity makes you strong. " |
Belgium coat of arms |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Heraldic shield , silver stars in the blue field . The triangle symbolizes the geographical outline of Bosnia and Herzegovina and at the same time stands for the three ethnic groups in the country. The color yellow stands for peace and the sun. The blue color and the stars symbolize Europe. | - | Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bulgaria |
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In the red escutcheon is a golden, red-tongued, silver-armored, gold-crowned lion. Shield holders are two golden, red-tongued, silver-armored, gold-crowned lions , above the coat of arms is the golden crown with the imperial orb (above the middle of the crown of the 14th century ruler Ivan Schischman ). The lions stand on crossed oak branches , in which there is a banner in the national colors with the motto in golden letters from Bulgaria. |
Bulgarian " Съединението прави силата.
Saedinenieto pravi silata. " " Strength lies in unity. " |
Coat of arms of Bulgaria |
| Denmark |
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Three blue, striding, gold-crowned, gold-armored and red-tongued lions with nine red hearts under a gold royal crown | - | Coat of arms of Denmark |
| Germany |
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One-headed black eagle (so-called federal eagle) with its head turned to the right . The wings open but with closed plumage, beak, tongue and fangs of red color. | - | Coat of arms of Germany |
| Estonia |
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On the golden shield are three blue, red armored and tongued leopards on stakes . The shield is wreathed with golden oak leaves. | - | Estonian coat of arms |
| Finland |
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A golden lion holds the straight European sword in the hand of an armored arm while he kicks down the Tatar curved sword . | - | Coat of arms of Finland |
| France |
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A blue oval on which there is a golden bundle of lictors (fascis). The bundle of lictors is tied with golden ribbons and the golden ax in it is turned to the left . A golden ribbon is placed on the lictor en bundle , which shows France's motto Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ( freedom, equality, brotherhood ). The bundle of lictors is surrounded by oak and laurel branches . The blue oval is bordered by the Grand Master's Chain of the Legion of Honor. | - | National emblem of France |
| Georgia |
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The large national coat of arms shows a red shield on which Georgia's patron saint, Saint George, is depicted as a silver rider with a golden halo. He defeats a silver dragon with a silver spear. Above the shield is the Georgian-Iberian crown. He is held by two golden lions. Under the shield there is a stylized vineyard into which a banner with the national motto and two red crosses of the flag of Georgia is woven. |
Georgian " ძალა ერთობაშია dzala ertobashia " "Strength through unity." |
Coat of arms of Georgia |
| Greece |
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The coat of arms shows a blue shield inside which is a continuous white Greek cross known from the upper left corner of the flag of Greece . The shield is surrounded by a laurel wreath . | - | Coat of arms of Greece |
| Ireland |
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The coat of arms consists of a harp on a blue background . | - | Coat of arms of ireland |
| Iceland |
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The coat of arms with the Icelandic flag is on a rock slab as a pedestal .
In addition are the sign holder the right one gold reinforced bull and a giant in the silver coat with gold lining and gold-black belt leaning on a staff. About the coat of arms are left a rotgezungter and gold reinforced Dragon and right a silver gold reinforced rotgezungter Adler arranged. |
- | Coat of arms of Iceland |
| Italy |
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The Stella d'Italia consists of a red bordered five-pointed white star, a gray gear
The symbols are framed by an oak and an olive branch as symbols of strength and peace. The two branches are linked by a ribbon that reads REPVBBLICA ITALIANA (“Italian Republic”). |
- | Coat of arms of Italy |
| Kazakhstan |
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The coat of arms has a circular shape and is colored blue and yellow . On the left and right of the coat of arms there are two winged unicorns, which look away from each other. In the upper part of the coat of arms there is a star . In the lower part of the coat of arms there is a banner with the inscription " ҚАЗАҚСТАН " - the Kazakh spelling for Kazakhstan.
In the middle is a Shangyrak ( Kazakh Шаңырақ , Kazakh-Latin Şañıraq ), the crown of a Kazakh yurt . |
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Coat of arms of Kazakhstan |
| Croatia |
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The coat of arms is in the main part of a 25 fields of red and silver ( white ) geschachten escutcheon .
As a secondary part, a stylized five-pointed coat of arms crown is placed on the upper edge of the shield . It consists of the five coats of arms of the most important historical landscapes on the territory of the Republic of Croatia . |
- | Coat of arms of Croatia |
| Latvia |
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Latvia has a split coat of arms , split below . The coat of arms is blue above, in it a rising golden sun with twenty-one alternately broadening rays, split below; in front on silver a left-turned red lion with a golden tongue, behind on red a right-turned silver weapon-wielding griffin with a golden tongue. An arch of three five-pointed gold stars rests on the shield . The coat of arms holder (as seen from the coat of arms): On the right a red lion with a golden tongue and on the left the silver griffin with a golden tongue, standing on two green oak branches, which are connected by a ribbon in the colors of the Latvian flag. | - | Coat of arms of Latvia |
| Liechtenstein |
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The coat of arms of the large national coat of arms is square with the tip grafted in at the bottom and covered with a heart shield divided by gold and red .
The shield is surrounded by a prince's coat ( coat of arms ) crowned with the prince's hat , purple and lined with ermine on the inside . |
- | Coat of arms of Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania |
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The red shield shows a silver knight in armor with gold spurs on a white (silver) jumping horse. In his right hand he carries a silver sword with a gold hilt over his head, in his left a blue shield with a gold Lorraine cross . The clasp of the silver scabbard of the sword is gold, the saddle and bridle of the horse are blue with gold decoration. | - | Coat of arms of Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | The national coat of arms shows a shield in silver and blue, divided nine times, with a crowned, double-tailed red lion. . Around the coat of arms is the ribbon of the Order of the Oak Crown. The shield is held by two golden lions. Above the shield the crown of the Grand Duke . The whole coat of arms is surrounded by a red coat of arms, which falls from another representation of the crown of the Grand Duke. | - | Coat of arms of Lexembourg | |
| Malta |
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The coat of arms shows a white and red divided shield ( post ) with a wall crown , as a sign of sovereignty.
In the upper left (heraldic right) corner the George Cross is shown. The shield is surrounded by an olive and a palm branch. The branches are held together by a tape that reads Repubblika Ta 'Malta , Maltese for Republic of Malta . |
- | Maltese coat of arms |
| North Macedonia |
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The coat of arms consists of a symmetrical wreath of wheat ears, tobacco leaves and poppy seeds, connected by a ribbon with the red and white pattern of a traditional costume.
In the oval room in the middle of the wreath there is a rising golden sun behind a blue mountain, at the foot of which rivers and lakes are depicted. |
- | Macedonia coat of arms |
| Moldova |
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The coat of arms consists of a gold-rimmed shield divided horizontally in red and blue.
Above it lies the golden head of an aurochs , with an eight-pointed golden star between its horns . On his right the aurochs head is flanked by a golden rose , on his left by a slightly inclined crescent moon . The shield lies on the breast of a red armored eagle of natural color, which holds a golden high cross in its beak , an olive branch in its right claw and a golden scepter in its left claw . |
- | Moldova Coat of Arms |
| Monaco |
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The red and silver roughened French shield is framed by a hermelin- lined coat and surmounted by a crown. The chain and the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Charles surround the shield.
Two minorite monks armed with swords serve as shield holders. The ribbon under the sign shows the Latin motto: “ Deo Juvante. ” |
Latin " Deo Juvante " "With God's help" |
Coat of arms of Monaco |
| Montenegro |
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The coat of arms depicts a golden, red-tongued, gold-crowned double - headed eagle bearing the royal insignia .
In the right catch a golden scepter and left the gold-ripened blue orb . On the split breastplate you can see a golden lion striding in blue over a green field . |
- | Coat of arms of Montenegro |
| Netherlands |
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In blue, studded with gold shingles , a gold-crowned, red- armored and red- tongued gold lion , in his right hand a gold-tipped silver sword, in the left a bundle of seven gold-tipped and feathered silver arrows. - On the upper plate edge the golden fünfbüglige, down with gold leaf, also trimmed with silver pearls finished at the top with blue, golden-tired and just crossed orb royal crown adorned the crown ring with colored stones, the shield held by two rotbewehrten and red-tongued golden lions, standing on a blue ribbon with the French motto in golden letters: « Je maintiendrai. » |
French « Je Maintiendrai. » " I will receive. " |
Coat of arms of the Netherlands |
| Norway |
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The imperial coat of arms is a heraldic, crowned lion with the Olavs ax, which has a silver-colored leaf, in a triangular, crimson shield without a frame. | - | Coat of arms of Norway |
| Poland |
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A gold-crowned white eagle with gold reinforcement (claws) and a gold beak on a red shield. | - | Coat of arms of Poland |
| Austria |
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A free-floating, one-headed, black, gold, armed and red-tongued eagle, whose chest is covered with a red shield with a silver crossbar. The eagle wears a golden wall crown with three visible battlements on its head . The two fangs are surrounded by a broken iron chain. In the right muzzle he carries a golden sickle with an inwardly turned edge, in the left muzzle a golden hammer . | - | Coat of arms of the Republic of Austria |
| Portugal |
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In the silver field , surrounded by the red border with seven golden forts, there are crosswise five blue quinas with the same number and (2: 1: 2) placed silver balls . The shield rests on a golden armillary sphere and is entwined on each side by a golden olive branch, which is decorated with a green ribbon on the right (heraldic) and a red ribbon on the left. | - | Coat of arms of Portugal |
| Romania |
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The Romanian coat of arms shows a golden eagle as a central element . The eagle holds a mace and a sword in its talons . On the eagle's chest is a shield, divided into five fields, with the coats of arms of the historical Romanian provinces. | - | Coat of arms of Romania |
| Russia |
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In the red coat of arms a gold-armored, red-tongued golden double-headed eagle crowned with the crown of the Russian Empire . Between the two heads hovers the same crown with a hanging ribbon of the Order of Andrew the First Called in gold. The eagle holds in his right claw the Russian Empire scepter in gold and in the left claw the Russian imperial orb in gold.
In the red breastplate, the holy martyr George , in silver armor with a billowing blue cloak, rides to the left on a white horse saddled with a red, gold-fringed blanket . The horse with bridle and mane stands on a crawling winged dragon , whose jaws St. George spears with a lance. The lance ends in the golden cross . |
- | Coat of arms of Russia |
| San Marino |
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The components of the coat of arms are:
A blue shield in which three green mountains with three silver towers, each decorated with a silver ostrich feather instead of a weather vane , the motto " LIBERTAS " ( Latin freedom). An oak and a laurel branch that border the coat of arms, as well as a crown that is held by the golden frame of the blue shield. |
Latin " Libertas " "Freedom" |
San Marino coat of arms |
| Serbia |
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The coat of arms shows a silver double-headed eagle with gold reinforcement and a breast shield , which shows a silver Greek cross in red , angled with four standing fire steels open to the edge of the shield (so-called "Serbian cross"). Below each eagle catch a golden lily . On the shield rests a golden crown with the orb in the crown tip. The coat of arms is adorned with a coat of arms lined with a coat of arms, with a golden fringe and the same crown as on the shield. | - | Coat of arms of Serbia |
| Slovakia |
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The national coat of arms shows a silver patriarchal cross in red that protrudes from a blue three-mountain . | - | Coat of arms of Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
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In blue, two blue waves cut three silver mountain peaks (of Triglav ), the middle of which is the higher, and three golden six-pointed stars (2; 1) hover over these peaks. | - | Coat of arms of Slovenia |
| Spain |
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The coat of arms of the Spanish national coat of arms consists of:
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Latin " Plus Ultra " "In addition" |
Coat of arms of Spain |
| Sweden |
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A coat of arms crossed by a narrow golden paw cross shows three golden crowns (2: 1) in blue in the first and fourth fields and in the blue second and third fields a gold crowned golden lion over sloping white waves. A split heart shield lies over the crossing . In front for the Wasa dynasty , divided diagonally twice by blue, silver and red, with the golden Wasa color on top . In the back for the dynasty founded by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte , seven golden stars of the constellation of the Big Dipper above a golden Napoleonic eagle in blue . Under this a silver bridge with three arches and two towers for the Principality of Pontecorvo . The heraldic shield is held by two gold-crowned golden red-tongued and red-armored double-tailed lions. Above the shield, the golden royal crown with a blue orb . Everything is held together by the coat of arms adorned with Hermelin with a golden crown and a golden orb. The Order of the Seraphine hangs around the shield. | - | Coat of arms of Sweden |
| Switzerland |
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The coat of arms of Switzerland shows an upright, free-standing white Greek cross ("Swiss cross") on a red background. | - | Switzerland coat of arms |
| Czech Republic |
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The coat of arms is quartered : Heraldically on the top right and bottom left is a soaring silver double-tailed lion with a golden crown of leaves on red (for Bohemia ). He is armed and tanned with gold. At the top left a red and silver nested eagle with a golden crown of leaves , is armed and tongued in gold, on blue (for Moravia ) and on the lower right a black, red armed and tongued eagle with a silver clover stem and a golden crown of leaves in gold (for Silesia ), | - | Coat of arms of the Czech Republic |
| Ukraine |
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The golden trident ( Ukrainian тризуб Trysub ) is set on a blue coat of arms as a small national coat of arms. | - | Ukraine coat of arms |
| Hungary |
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The coat of arms is split, on the right the old coat of arms of Hungary (Old Hungary) , on the left the new coat of arms (New Hungary) . The crown of St. Stephen rests on the coat of arms . | - | Hungarian coat of arms |
| Vatican city |
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The coat of arms of the Vatican City shows a red escutcheon with the key Petri under the tiara , the ribbons of which wrap the key ends. The tasseled ends of the red cord are first looped around the intersection of the keys and then passed through the key chains, from where they hang loosely vertically downwards. | - | Vatican City Coat of Arms |
| United Kingdom - used in England , Northern Ireland and Wales |
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The coat of arms is square and shows:
In the 1st and 4th field, left ( heraldic right ) above and right ( heraldic left ) three golden leopards armored in blue on a red background (below the coat of arms of England ). In the 2nd field (top right): A red Scottish lion surrounded by a red double lily border on a gold background (the coat of arms of Scotland ). In the 3rd field (bottom left) the coat of arms of Ireland : A golden harp on a blue background (which symbolizes Northern Ireland ) The Order of the Garter surrounding the coat of arms with the motto of the Order: Honi soit qui mal y pense ( French , "A rogue who thinks evil of it"). On the shield a spangenhelm with the St. Edwards crown sitting on it . On the crown is the crowned English lion running to the right. The coat of arms is held in place by two shield holders . The heraldic bearer of the coat of arms, a crowned lion . The heraldic left coat of arms , a silver unicorn . The unicorn is chained. The lawn, on which the shield, coat of arms and coat of arms are placed, is decorated with a banner with the motto: Dieu et mon droit . Above the banner are Tudor roses (symbols of England), thistles (Scotland) and shamrocks ( Ireland ). |
French « Dieu et mon droit » English “ God and my right ” “God and my right” French “ Honi soit qui mal y pense ” English “ Shamed be he who thinks ill of it ” “Be ashamed of those who think badly” |
United Kingdom coat of arms |
| United Kingdom - used in Scotland |
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The coat of arms is square and shows:
The coat of arms decoration consists of a richly decorated spangenhelm , crowned with the Scottish crown . On the crown, in turn, sits a red, crowned lion holding a sword and a scepter , above it the motto of the Scottish royal family In My Defens God Me Defend , In My Defens or just In Defens . The coat of arms is held in place by two shield holders . The heraldic bearer of the coat of arms, a unicorn, carries the flag of Scotland . The heraldic left coat of arms, a crowned lion , carries the flag of England . The unicorn is chained. The lawn on which the coats of arms stand is decorated with a banner with the Latin motto of the thistle order: “ Nemo me impune lacessit. " Above the banner are Tudor roses (symbols of England), thistles (Scotland) and shamrocks ( Ireland ). |
Scottish “ In Defens ” Abbreviation of: English “ In my defens God me defend. " " In [my] defense [defend me God]. " Latin " Nemo me impune lacessit " |
Coat of arms of Scotland |
| Belarus |
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Sun rising over the globe, with long sun rays. There is a star at the top. A woven banner made of wheat and flowers forms the edge of the coat of arms , similar to the banner in the red and green national flag introduced in 1995. | - | Coat of arms of Belarus |
| Cyprus | The coat of arms shows a white pigeon with a green olive branch in its beak on a yellow shield. The year 1960 appears in black under the dove . A two-part green wreath winds around the shield. | - | Coat of arms of Cyprus |
Other sovereign legal forms
| Coat of arms and / or flag | description | text | items | |
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| Sovereign Order of Malta |
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- | Flags and coat of arms of the Sovereign Order of Malta |
Controversial and / or unrecognized states
| country | Coat of arms or national emblem | description | text | items |
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| Abkhazia |
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- | - | Coat of arms of Abkhazia |
| Kosovo |
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- | - | Coat of arms of Kosovo |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
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Armenian Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն Արցախ "Republic of Artsakh" |
Coat of arms of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
| South Ossetia |
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Russian Республика Южная Осетия "Republic of South Ossetia" |
Coat of arms of South Ossetia |
| Transnistria |
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Moldovan Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ Russian Приднестровская Молдавская Республика Ukrainian Придскістровсьав Молдавская Республика Ukrainian Придскістровсьав Придскістровсьав "Moldovan Republic" Мовскаn Придскістровсьав Мовсковска "Moldovan Republic" |
Coat of arms of Transnistria |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
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- | 1983 | Emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
Autonomous or dependent territories
| Territory | National emblem or emblem | description | text | items |
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| Åland (Finland) |
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- | - | Åland coat of arms |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
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- | - | Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands |
| Gibraltar (United Kingdom) |
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- | Latin Montis Insignia Calpe | Gibraltar coat of arms |
| Guernsey (United Kingdom) |
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- | - | Guernsey coat of arms |
| Isle of Man (United Kingdom) |
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Latin " Quocunque jeceris stabit " "Wherever you throw it, it will stand." |
Isle of Man Coat of Arms |
| Jersey (United Kingdom) |
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