Coat of arms of Monaco

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Coat of arms of Monaco
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Introduced 1858
Motto (motto) Deodorant Juvante

The coat of arms of Monaco is the emblem of the princely family Grimaldi used since 1858 .

description

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 and are a reminiscence of the conquest of Monaco in 1297 by the soldiers of Francesco Grimaldi , who disguised themselves as monks.

The ribbon under the shield shows the Latin motto of the Grimaldis:

" Deodorant Juvante "
( With God's help ).

Other versions

  • Blason Monacos (or small coat of arms)

  • Different version of the coat of arms with trumpets.

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. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .

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