Infobox coat of arms image Coat of Arms of the Prince of Asturias.svg image width 180 armiger Felipe, Prince of Asturias year adopted March 16, 2001 crest The Crown of the Prince of Asturias shield Quartering heraldry Quarterly Coat of arms of Castile and Le n Castile , Coat of arms of Castile and Le n Le n , Crown of Aragon Aragon , and Kingdom of Navarre Navarre ent en point Granada inescutcheon National Emblem of France Bourbon Anjou Branch the whole differenced by a Label heraldry label azure heraldry azure . orders Order of the Golden Fleece earlier versions see below The blazon of the coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias appears in Royal Decree 284 of 16 March 2001, whereby His Guidon and His Standard are created. QUARTERED SHIELD Quarterly 1st, Gules a castle three towered Or heraldry Or , masoned Sable ajoure Azure heraldry Azure , which is for Kingdom of Castile Castile 2nd, Argent a lion rampant Purpure crowned Or, armed Gules and crowned Or, which is for Kingdom of Le n Le n 3rd, Or four pallets Gules, which is for Crown of Aragon Aragon 4th, Gules a cross, saltire and orle of chains all linked Or, an emerald Proper, which is for Kingdom of Navarre Navarre Argent ent en point, with a pomegranate Proper seeded Gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two leaves Vert , which is for Granada . Inescutcheon Azure heraldry Azure with three fleurs de lys Or, bordure Gules, which is Bourbon. The whole differenced by a Label heraldry label of three points Azure, the brisure difference used by the Heirs apparent of the House of Habsburg Spanish House of Habsburg . The shield, crested with a closed crown, which is a circle of gold, with an inset of precious stones in their colours, composed of eight rosettes of acanthus leaves, of which five are visible, interspersed with pearls in their own colour, issuing from which are four pearl diadems, of which three are visible, which converge in a blue orb, with gold semi meridian and equator, surmounted by a gold cross, ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox flag Name Moldavia Article Type Image Flag of Moldavia.svg Image size 200px Nickname lang ro Cap de bour Morenicks Use 011000 Symbol FIAV reconstructed FIAV historical Proportion 2 3 ? Adoption Design Possible version of a Moldavian princely standard during Stephen the Great attested versions of the number and general aspects of symbols other than the aurochs wisent vary considerably Designer Infobox coat of arms name Coat of arms of Moldavia image Coat of arms of Moldavia.svg image width 200 middle middle width middle caption lesser lesser width lesser caption armiger The Domnitor of Moldavia year adopted crest torse shield Gules , aurochs Sable heraldry sable or heraldry or , rose, and crescent argent heraldry argent or, five ponted star or supporters compartment motto orders other elements earlier versions use File Coat of arms of Bessarabia.png thumb right 300px Coat of arms of Bessarabia in Imperial Russia The flag and coat of arms of Moldavia , one of the two Danubian Principalities , together with Wallachia , which formed the basis for the Romania n state, were subject to numerous changes throughout their history. History See also Flag of Romania , Coat of arms of Romania , Flag of Moldova , Coat of arms of Moldova . A princely Flag terminology standard was first attested under the rule of List of rulers of Moldavia Prince Stephen III of Moldavia Stephen the Great late 15th century , depicting an Or heraldry or aurochs wisent head most likely alluding to the legends surrounding Moldavia s foundation by Drago , flanked by stylised figures of the Sun and crescent Moon or other symbols, such as the Rosette design rosette and star set against a gules or possibly purpure background its Obverse and reverse obverse displayed the figure of Saint George Saint George slaying the Dragon . The depiction of the Battle of Baia 1476 in Johannes de Thurocz s Chronicle shows Moldavian troops carrying a pennant with the aurochs head on Pa ... more details
File O Donovan arms from Burke s.JPG right 150px thumb Irish arms typically display a crest, helm and mantling resting atop of the shield, a practice not entirely universal in heraldry. Those pictured belong to the O Donovan family O Donovans . Irish heraldry are the forms of heraldry , such as coats of arm s, in Ireland . It is regulated in Ireland by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland and in Northern Ireland by Norroy and Ulster King of Arms . Terminology In English, achievements of arms are usually described blazon ed in a specialized jargon that uses derivatives of French language French terms. In Irish, however, achievements of arms are described in language which, while formal and different from plain language, is not quite so opaque as Anglo Norman terminology is in English. Nevertheless Irish heraldic terminology is a kind of specialized jargon. Examples used since 1943 include the use of Irish language Irish gorm and uaine for blue and green, as compared to the French derived azure and vert used in English blazon. ref Cite book last Williams first Nicholas authorlink coauthors title Armas Sracfh achaint ar Araltas na h ireann publisher Coisc im date 2001 location Baile tha Cliath pages vii, 224, 39 Plates url doi id isbn ref center class wikitable cellspacing 0 cellpadding 3 Tincture heraldry Tinctures colspan 2 Metals colspan 5 Paints or Colours colspan 2 Furs Escutcheons align center File Heraldic Shield Or.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Argent.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Azure.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Gules.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Vert.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Purpure.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Sable.svg 65px align center File Blason De Bretagne Alix.jpg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Vair.svg 65px English align center Or align center Argent align center Azure align center Gules align center Vert align center Purpure align center Sable align ... more details
Danish heraldry has its roots in medieval times when coats of arms first appeared in Europe. Danish heraldry is a branch of the Heraldry German Nordic heraldry German Nordic heraldic tradition . Terminology Tinctures The tinctures and metals used in Danish heraldry are the same as in other European heraldic traditions. The tinctures gules, azure and sable are most common with vert and purpure being less common and furs very rare. center class wikitable cellspacing 0 cellpadding 3 Tincture heraldry Tinctures colspan 6 Colours Farver Escutcheons align center File Heraldic Shield Argent.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Azure.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Gules.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Vert.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Purpure.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Sable.svg 65px English align center Argent align center Azure align center Gules align center Vert align center Purpure align center Sable Danish align center Hvid s lv align center Bl align center R d align center Gr n align center Purpur align center Sort colspan 2 Metals Metaller colspan 3 Furs Pelsv rk Escutcheons align center File Heraldic Shield Or.svg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Argent.svg 65px align center File Blason De Bretagne Alix.jpg 65px align center File Heraldic Shield Vair.svg 65px align center File Field counter ermine.svg 65px English align center Or align center Argent align center Ermine align center Vair align center Counter ermine Danish align center Gul guld align center Hvid s lv align center Hermelin align center Gr v rk align center Kontrahermelin center Charges Danish heraldry use the same divisions as are common in other heraldic traditions. The most simple charge is the division of the field by a straight line. These divisions are called skjolddelinger lit. divisions of the shield in Danish. Ordinaries are called heroldsfigurer lit. herold figures in Danish. center class wikitable border 1 cellpadding 2 Divisi ... more details
Or & Purpure In front of a Book erect bound Gules edged clasped and garnished Or a representation ... was also granted a badge, A Mitre Or within an Annulet Purpure . The College motto is a Bible biblical ... more details
right Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Le n . Porpora, or purpure , was not one of the usual tincture ... of purpure is in the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Le n argent, a lion purpure, as early as 1245 ... Banner of Castile or Commoner s Banner ref See also List of colors Purpure References See http en.wikipedia.org ... more details
Infobox coat of arms name State arms of the Kingdom of Norway image Coat of Arms of Norway.svg caption Stylised version from 1992 image width 140 middle middle width middle caption lesser lesser width lesser caption armiger Norwegian State year adopted 1280 1905 crest The crown of the King of Norway on a royal crown a demi lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent torse shield gules, a lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent supporters compartment motto orders other elements earlier versions use Infobox coat of arms name Royal Arms of the br King of Norway image Royal Arms of Norway.svg image width 230 middle middle width middle caption lesser lesser width lesser caption armiger Norwegian Royal Family King of Norway year adopted 1280 elaborated in 1905 crest The crown of the King of Norway on a royal crown a demi lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent torse shield gules, a lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent supporters compartment motto orders Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Order of St. Olav other elements An Ermine heraldry ermine mantling Purpure earlier versions use The coat of arms of Norway is a crowned, golden lion rampant holding an axe with an argent blade, on a crowned, triangular and red Escutcheon heraldry escutcheon . Its elements originate from personal insignias for the Norwegian monarchy royal house in the High Middle Ages , thus being among the oldest in Europe. In Norway, the Motif visual arts motif of the coat of arms is often called den norske l ve literally translated, the Norwegian lion . Royal coat of arms The coat of arms of the royal house as well as the Royal Standard of Norway Royal Standard uses the lion design from 1905. The shield features the insignia of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav around it. The shield is framed by a royal ermine robe , surmounted by the crown of Norway . History Magnus III of Norway Magnus Barefoot 1093 1103 may have ... more details
The first rule of heraldry heraldic design is the rule of Tincture heraldry tincture metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour Humphrey Llwyd, 1568 . This means that Or heraldry Or and argent gold and silver, which are represented by yellow and white may not be placed on each other nor may any of the colours i.e. azure heraldry azure , gules , Sable heraldry sable , vert and purpure be placed on another colour. Heraldic furs i.e. Ermine heraldry ermine , vair and their variants as well as proper a charge coloured as it normally is in nature are exceptions to the rule of tincture. Application The main duty of a heraldry heraldic coat of arms device is to be easily recognisable. It has been deemed that certain tincture heraldry tincture pairs are difficult to distinguish when placed atop or over each other. Specifically, a dark colour is very difficult to distinguish if it is placed on top of another dark colour, and likewise a light metal is very difficult to distinguish on top of the other light metal. Though this is the practical genesis of the rule, the rule is technical and appearance is not used in determining whether arms conform to the rule. Another reason sometimes given to justify this rule is that it was difficult to paint with enamel colour over enamel, or with metal over metal. Citation needed date January 2010 Lawful exceptions The rule of tincture does not apply to Heraldic fur furs , nor to charges blazoned proper displayed in their natural colour, which need not be a heraldic tincture . ref name Fox Davies 86 Fox Davies, p. 86. ref The blazoning of a charge proper can therefore be used as a loophole when its natural coloration equates to or approaches another heraldic tincture it is desired to overlie. An example would be a white horse proper , since without breaking the rule of no metal on metal it could be placed on a field Or heraldry Or , but a horse argent , although visually indistinguishable, could not. Citation needed date January ... more details
Infobox coat of arms image Coat of Arms of Spanish Monarch.svg image width 178 armiger Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I year adopted Used unofficially since November 22, 1975 . Adopted January 21, 1977 crest Spanish Royal Crown shield Quartering heraldry Quarterly Coat of arms of Castile and Le n Castile , Coat of arms of Castile and Le n Le n , Crown of Aragon Aragon , and Kingdom of Navarre Navarre ent en point Granada inescutcheon National Emblem of France Bourbon Anjou Branch supporters Cross of Burgundy Flag Cross of Burgundy orders Order of the Golden Fleece other elements Base point, the yoke with ribbon s and the sheaf of five arrows . earlier versions see below The blazon ing of the coat of arms of the King of Spain is set out in Title II, Rule 1, of Spanish Royal Decree 1511 of 21 January 1977, by which the Rules for Flags, Standards, Guidons, Banners, and Badges were adopted. Quartered shield The shield is divided into four quarters, blazoned as follows 1st, gules a castle Or heraldry or , triple embattled and voided gate and windows, with three towers each triple turreted, of the field, masoned sable and ajoure azure heraldry azure , which is for Kingdom of Castile Castile 2nd, argent a lion rampant purpure crowned or, langued and armed, of the second, which is for Kingdom of Le n Le n 3rd, or, four pallets gules, which is for Crown of Aragon Aragon 4th, gules a cross, saltire and orle of chains linked together or, a centre point vert, which is for Kingdom of Navarre Navarre Argent ent en point, with a pomegranate proper seeded gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two leaves vert, which is for Granada . Inescutcheon azure heraldry azure bordure gules, three fleurs de lys or, which is for House of Bourbon Bourbon Anjou . Joined to the shield, the red saltire of Cross of Burgundy Flag Burgundy and, to the dexter and sinister of the base point, the yoke gules in its natural position with ribbons, of the field, and the sheaf of five arrows gules wi ... more details
File Cross of Burgundy Template .png thumb Cross of Burgundy File Bandera del Imperio Espa ol durante Felipe II.svg thumb Coronela flag of the Spanish Tercios Morados Viejos Tercios division old murrey or purpure The Cross of Burgundy lang es Cruz de Borgo a flag was Flag of Spain used by Spain 1506 1701 as a naval ensign , and up to 1843 as the land battle flag, and still appears on regimental colours, badges, shoulder patches and company guidons. The year 1506 should be considered its theoretical earliest use in Spain that is, it made appearance on the standards carried by Philip I of Castile Philip the Handsome s Duke of Burgundy Burgundian life guards , although about 1525 might be perhaps a more likely estimate. The banner strictly speaking dates back to the early 15th century allegedly 1408 at the earliest , when the Duke of Burgundy , claimant to the France French throne, backed up the England English in the Hundred Years War . The design is a red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly pruned knotted branches, on a white field. In heraldry heraldic language, it may be blazon ed argent , a saltire ragul e gules . History It represents the cross on which Saint Andrew was crucified. It was chosen by Philip I of Castile Philip the Handsome of Burgundy after his marriage to Joanna of Castile , as it was the symbol of the house of his mother, Mary of Burgundy . Since Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V King Charles I of Spain , the different armies used the flag with the Cross of Burgundy over different fields. Nevertheless, the official field was still white. Under the new Bourbon king Philip V of Spain Philip V 1700 1746 and up to Charles III s 1785 new red yellow red naval ensign, it seems that the Spaniard naval ensign was white and bore a royal coat of arms in the centre. Allegedly the Burgundian flag was still flown as a jack ensign, that is, as a secondary flag. It was re taken by the Carlist s, a tradition alist legitimist movement which fought ... more details
argent a lion rampant purpure crowned Or langued and armed gules for Kingdom of Le n Leon , ii per pale ... Castile , ii and iii argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or for Kingdom ... argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or for Kingdom of Le n Leon IV per ... of Castile Castile , ii and iii argent a lion rampant purpure armed, langued, and crowned Or for Kingdom ... more details
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