Coat of arms of Chile

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Coat of arms of Chile
Coat of arms of Chile (c) .svg
Details
Introduced June 24, 1834
Heraldic shield Blue-red split (national banner)
Coat of arms Plume
Sign holder Andean deer , Andean condor , crowned
Motto (motto) Por la razón o la fuerza ( Spanish , "By conviction or by force")
Other elements Stern , pedestal
Previous
versions

  • 1812-1814

  • 1818-1834

The coat of arms of Chile was introduced on June 24, 1834.

description

The main part of the coat of arms is a gold -rimmed, blue and red split shield with a white star, so that the colors of the Chilean national banner are visible.

A plume of three ostrich feathers in the same colors blue , white and red is attached to it.

A South Andean deer , also known as a huemul, serves as a shield holder on the heraldic right , and an Andean condor on the left . Both wear a crown .

On a golden pedestal is a banner on which in Spanish the motto of Chile is:

"Por la razón o la fuerza"

"By conviction or by force"

Blazon : The coat of arms shows a silver five-pointed star in the center of a divided shield, which is sea ​​blue at the top and red at the bottom and whose shape corresponds to the legal model. The upper coat of arms forms a three-colored plume in the colors sea blue, white and red. The shield is held on the right by a jumping Andean deer and on the left by a condor , both animals each crowned with a golden sailor's crown. The pedestal forms a scroll on which a ribbon with the motto “por la razón o la fuerza” lies.

symbolism

The silver star symbolizes freedom and also stands for Chilean Indians, who used a silver star as a distinguishing mark on their standards.

The three feathers in the national colors were previously worn on the hat by the Chilean president as a special sign of his dignity.

The Andean deer is the strongest animal in the Chilean Andes . The condor is considered the king among the birds of the Andes and is interpreted as a symbol of the free and independent life of the Chilean nation.

The crowns of the shield holders date from the time of sailing. The first sailor to step on an enemy ship during the war and come back alive was crowned with a golden naval diadem, which the crowns are modeled on.

history

Flag of Chile

Today's Chilean national coat of arms was designed by the Chilean military and politician José Ignacio Zenteno (1786–1847) in 1834 based on the model of the national flag.

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. With current country information. Wissen Media Verlag, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-577-14537-4 , p. 47 in the Google book search.

Web links

Commons : Coat of Arms of Chile  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official text of the blazon: "El Escudo de Armas presenta una estrella de plata de cinco picos al centro de un campo cortado, azul turquí el superior y rojo el inferior y su forma es la fijada por el modelo oficial aprobado por decreto de Guerra Nº 2.271 de 4 de septiembre de 1920, conforme a la ley, y el cual, además, tiene por timbre un plumaje tricolor de azul turquí, blanco y rojo; por soportes un huemul rampante a su derecha y un cóndor a su izquierda en la posición que fija ese modelo, coronado cada uno de estos animales con una corona naval de oro; y por base un encaracolado cruzado por una cinta con el lema "por la razón o la fuerza", todo en conformidad al referido modelo »( Presidential Decree No. 1534 of October 18, 1967 on the use of national symbols ).