Coat of arms of Liechtenstein

Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
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Small coat of arms of Liechtenstein
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Introduced	June 4th 1957

The coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the coat of arms of the Princely House of Liechtenstein and was introduced on June 4, 1957. The current form follows the law of 30 June 1982 on coats of arms, colors, seals and emblems of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Wappengesetz).

description

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 .

• Field 1: In gold, a crowned black eagle covered with a crossed silver clover-leaf moon .
• Field 2: Striped eight times by gold and black, covered with a green diamond ring .
• Field 3: Split by red and silver.
• Field 4: In gold, a crowned, gold-armored black virgin eagle with a silver head.
• In the blue tip a golden hunting horn on a cord of the same color.

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 .

symbolism

The large coat of arms shows six individual coat of arms motifs that indicate the history and origin of the House of Liechtenstein:

• Central is the golden-red family coat of arms of the Liechtenstein family as the heart shield of the coat of arms.
• The Silesian eagle in field 1 refers to Silesia .
• In field 2 there is the coat of arms of the Kuenringe .
• The red and silver coat of arms of the Duchy of Troppau can be seen in field 3 .
• The black virgin eagle in field 4, the coat of arms of the East Frisian family Cirksena , stands for the county of Rietberg .
• The Hifthorn in the top of the coat of arms stands for the Duchy of Jägerndorf .

The small national coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the main coat of arms of the Princely House, divided by gold and red, below the Princely Hat. It forms the heart of the large national coat of arms. It can be found, among other things, on place-name signs and on vehicle license plates .

To the coat of arms of the Kuenringer

In 1620, Ferdinand II authorized Karl von und zu Liechtenstein to use the coat of arms of the Kuenringer who died in 1594 .

In contrast to the very similar coat of arms of Saxony, it has eight stripes and begins with gold, while the Saxon shield today has ten stripes and begins with black. The green diamond -shaped wreath - identical in shape - is shown slightly curved in the princely coat of arms, but straight in the Saxon coat of arms (however, this special design is not listed in the blazon contained in Liechtenstein law).

See also

• Flags and coats of arms in Liechtenstein

Web links

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

• Law of 30 June 1982 on coats of arms, colors, seals and emblems of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Coat of Arms Act), LGBl. 58/1982 , current version,LILEX
• Liechtenstein flag and coat of arms on flaggenlexikon.de
• Paul Vogt: coat of arms. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .