Northern Ireland coat of arms

Northern Ireland coat of arms
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Sign holder	Lion, elk

The coat of arms of Northern Ireland was donated to the Northern Irish administration in 1924 after the Irish Free State separated from the United Kingdom , but is now considered historic.

history

The coat of arms was designed by Nevile Wilkinson , Ulster King of Arms , in 1923 and presented to Northern Irish officials in London in 1924. The final draft by Wilkinson's deputy Thomas Sadleir was approved by the Northern Irish cabinet in April 1924.

The design was approved by King George V through a Royal Warrant published by the Home Office and entered in the Dublin coat of arms on August 2, 1924 .

The coat of arms follows the same design as the flag of Northern Ireland , which was created in the same year, and, like this, is based on the flag of Ulster .

The red Scottish lion on the heraldic right and the Irish elk on the left as a shield holder and the crown above the coat of arms were added in 1925.

In 1971 the base of the coat of arms, on which both heraldic animals stand, was added by the College of Arms in London .

After the abolition of Northern Irish self-government in 1972, the coat of arms was no longer used. The coat of arms foundation was not revoked, but the coat of arms is considered historical, as the governing body no longer exists.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Susan Hood: Royal Roots, Republican Inheritance - The Survival of the Office of Arms , Dublin 2002, pp. 119-120.
2. ↑ College of Arms, Item No. 183.321, January 6, 1971