Estonian coat of arms

Estonian coat of arms
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Small coat of arms
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Heraldic shield	three leopards

The coat of arms of Estonia is the coat of arms of the Baltic Republic of Estonia. The coat of arms in its current form has been in use since 1990 and was in use from 1918 to 1940. Another coat of arms was used by the Soviet Union as a symbol of the Estonian SSR for the period 1940-1990 .

description

On the golden shield are three blue, red armored and tongued leopards on stakes . The shield is wreathed with golden oak leaves.

history

Originally this was the coat of arms of the Estonian knighthood and was also used by the Russian governorate of Estonia . It is also the coat of arms of the capital Tallinn .

It is derived from the Danish coat of arms as the city was founded by Denmark.

See also

• Flag of Estonia
• Flags and coats of arms of the counties of Estonia
• Coat of arms of the Estonian SSR

literature

• Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .
• Karl-Heinz Hesmer et al .: Chronicle at hand: Flags and coats of arms of the world: With current country information . Dortmund: Chronik Verlag, 2008. ISBN 3-577-14537-4 .

Web links

Commons : Coat of arms of Estonia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flag lexicon (description of flag and coat of arms)