Coat of arms of Montenegro

Coat of arms of Montenegro
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Introduced	2004

Flag of Montenegro

The coat of arms of Montenegro , which is also part of the state flag , was adopted by parliament in 2004.

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The coat of arms depicts the golden, red-tongued, gold-crowned double - headed eagle of the Montenegrin dynasty Petrović , which bears the royal insignia .

In the right catch a golden scepter and left the gold-ripened blue orb .

Instead of the royal initials NI ( Cyrillic H.I. ) of King Nikola I , however, a golden lion striding over a green field is used in blue on the split breast shield .

The coat of arms can also be found on the flag of Montenegro .

Historical coat of arms

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  Coat of arms of the Principality of Montenegro (1852-1910)

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  Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910-1918)

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  Coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro as part of Yugoslavia (1943–1992)

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  Coat of arms of Montenegro as part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Confederation of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2004)