Coat of arms of Greece

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Coat of arms of Greece
Coat of arms of Greece.svg
Details
Introduced June 7th 1975
Heraldic shield greek cross

The official coat of arms of Greece has been in use since June 7, 1975 .

description

Flag of Greece

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 .

history

A first version of this coat of arms was known as early as 1827 . The coat of arms was then a symbol of the struggles for freedom that led to Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830 . Above the version of the coat of arms under the rule of King Otto (1833–1862) is the crown of the Kingdom of Bavaria . After the arrival of the Glücksburger in Greece, the Danish crown of Christian V was placed over the modified version of the coat of arms . See also the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kingdom of Denmark .

Seal and coat of arms

Seal Greek Provisional Government (Transparent) .png The seal of the Greek Provisional Government (1822–1828). It shows Athena with her symbol, the owl
Greek Phoenix.png The seal of the First Hellenic Republic under Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias (1828–1832). It shows the phoenix .
Coat of arms of Greece (Wittelsbach) .svg Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece during Otto's time (1833–1862), with reference to the Wittelsbach coat of arms. The cross and color scheme are borrowed from the flag of the Greek Revolution.
Royal Coat of Arms of Greece (1863-1936) .svg Coat of arms during the time of the Glücksburg dynasty (1863–1924)
Coat of arms of Greece (1924-1935) .svg Coat of arms during the Republic 1924–1935. In keeping with the style of the time, there is no ornamentation whatsoever, the Greek cross is in a stylized coat of arms.
Royal Coat of Arms of Greece.svg Restoration of the monarchy under George II , modification of the coat of arms from 1863. In use as the national coat of arms 1936–1973
Coat of arms of Greece (military) .svg Version of the national coat of arms since 1973, republic

variants

The small national coat of arms

Until the introduction of the republic, a distinction was made between large and small national coats of arms. The simplified small coat of arms was mainly used in everyday life.

Royal Arms of Greece.svg The small national coat of arms (1863-1924 and 1935-1973)
Coat of arms of Greece (1924-1935) .svg The small national coat of arms (1924–1935)

Small states

Until they were incorporated into the Greek state, some small states had coats of arms and flags that were related to the Greek state coat of arms, including Samos and Crete.

Coat of arms of the Cretan State, svg The coat of arms of the Cretan state (1897–1913)

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
  • John Van der Kiste, Kings of the Hellenes: The Greek Kings 1863-1974 (Sutton Publishing, 1994).

Web links

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