This is a list of the national coats of arms or equivalent emblems used by countries and dependent territories in Europe.
Sovereign states CountryCoat of arms or emblemBlazonMotto/TextArticleAlbaniaGules, a two-headed eagle Sable; in chief the helmet of Skanderbeg or.None Coat of arms of AlbaniaAndorraQuarterly: I Gules, a bishop's mitre or lined Argent (for La Seu d'Urgell); II Or, three pales Gules (for Foix); III or, four pallets Gules (for the Crown of Aragon); IV or, two cows passant per pale Gules (for Béarn).Virtus unita fortior (Latin)United virtue is strongerCoat of arms of AndorraArmeniaFour symbols of Armenian dynasties (Artashesian, Arshakunian, Bagratuni, and Rubinian); In the center of a shield is a depiction of Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark sitting atop it.None Coat of arms of ArmeniaAustriaGules a fess Argent, escutcheon on the breast of an eagle displayed Sable, langued Gules, beaked or, crowned with a mural crown of three visible merlons or, armed or, dexter talon holding sickle, sinister talon holding hammer, both talons shackled with chain broken Argent.NoneCoat of arms of AustriaAzerbaijanFire with stalk of wheat and oak on escutcheon.NoneNational emblem of AzerbaijanBelarusGlobe, rising sun and an outline of Belarus in Or.Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian, Respublika Bielaruś) Republic of BelarusNational emblem of BelarusBelgiumSable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules. Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch) ()Coat of arms of BelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaPer bend enhanced or and azure, a bend of mullets palewise argent.NoneCoat of arms of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaGules, a crowned lion rampant or.Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian, Saedinenieto pravi silata)Unity makes strengthCoat of arms of BulgariaCroatiaChequy gules and argent. With crown made of five lesser shields with historical Croatian coats of arms, lined from left to right in the following order: the oldest known Croatian coat of arms (shield on a light blue field a yellow (golden) six-pointed star with a white (silver) crescent), coats of arms of the Dubrovnik Republic (shield on a blue field two red bars), Dalmatia (shield on a light blue field three golden crowned lion heads), Istria (a shield on a blue field a golden with red hooves and horns) and Slavonia (on a light blue field two horizontal white (silver) bars, between bars a red field, on which sneaks a marten with a golden six-pointed star). The coat of arms is lined red.NoneCoat of arms of CroatiaCzech RepublicQuarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a lion rampant queue fourché in saltire argent armed, langued and crowned or (for Bohemia); 2 Azure, an eagle Chequy gules and argent armed, beaked, langued and crowned or (for Moravia); 3 or, an eagle Sable charged with a crescent trefly Argent ending in crosses armed, beaked and langued gules crowned or (for Silesia).NoneCoat of arms of the Czech RepublicCyprusOr (specified to be copper-yellow), a dove rising proper, in its beak argent an olive branch proper vert.1960. Year of declaration of independence.Coat of arms of CyprusDenmarkOr, three lions passant in pale Azure crowned and armed or langued Gules, nine hearts Gules.None. Each monarch chooses a personal motto.Coat of arms of DenmarkEstoniaOr, three lions passant guardant azure.NoneCoat of arms of EstoniaFinlandGules, a crowned lion rampant or striking a sword Argent on armoured dexter arm, trampling on a sabre Argent; surmounted by nine roses Argent.NoneCoat of arms of FinlandGeorgiaGules, with an image of Saint George, riding a horse trampling upon a crawling dragon, whose head is pierced by the saint's spear, all of them Argent.ძალა ერთობაშია (Georgian, dzala ertobashia)Strength is in unityCoat of arms of GeorgiaGermanyOr, an eagle sable, armed, beaked and langued gules.None Coat of arms of GermanyGreeceAzure, a Cross Argent.NoneNational emblem of GreeceHungaryPer pale: 1 barry of eight Gules and Argent; 2 Gules, on a mount Vert a crown or, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent.NoneCoat of arms of HungaryIcelandAzure, a cross gules fimbriated argent.NoneCoat of arms of IcelandIrelandAzure, a harp or stringed argent.NoneCoat of arms of IrelandItalyThe Stella d’Italia, which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece, supported by branches of olive and oak. The cogwheel surrounding the star refers to Article 1 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, which states: "Italy is a democratic republic, built on labour."REPVBBLICA ITALIANA (Italian) Italian RepublicEmblem of ItalyKazakhstanA Sky-blue yurt with a yellow pentagonal star in the top, Shanyrak in the centre-half, two tulpars in the right and left, and motto of Kazakhstan in the bottom.QAZAQSTANEmblem of KazakhstanLatviaAt left: A red lion rampant sinister against a silver background (for Kurzeme and Zemgale); At right: A silver griffon rampant with a silver sword in its right paw against a red background (for Vidzeme and Latgale); At top: A golden rising sun against a blue background.None Coat of arms of LatviaLiechtensteinQuarterly: 1 or, an Eagle displayed Sable crowned and armed or, charged with a crescent trefly Argent ending in crosses (for Silesia); 2 Barry of eight or and Sable charged with crancelin Vert (for the Kuenring family of Saxony); 3 Per pale Gules and Argent (for the Duchy of Troppau); (4) or, a maiden eagle displayed Sable the human part Argent crowned and armed or (for the Cirksena family of East Frisia). In base: Azure, a Hunting Horn stringed or (for the Duchy of Jägerndorf). An Escutcheon per fess or and Gules.NoneCoat of arms of LiechtensteinLithuaniaGules, an armoured knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword Argent above his head. A shield Azure hangs on the sinister shoulder charged with a double cross (Cross of Jagiellonian dynasty) or. The horse saddles, straps, and belts Azure. The hilt of the sword, and the fastening of the sheath, the stirrups, the curb bits of the bridle, the horseshoes, as well as the decoration of the harness, all or.None Coat of arms of LithuaniaLuxembourgBarry of ten Argent and Azure, a lion rampant queue fourché in Saltire (with tail forked and crossed) Gules crowned, armed and langued or. None Coat of arms of LuxembourgNorth MacedoniaTwo curved garlands of sheaves of wheat, tobacco leaves and opium poppy fruits, tied by a ribbon decorated with embroidery of traditional Macedonian folk motifs. In the centre a mountain, a lake and a sunrise.NoneNational emblem of North MacedoniaMaltaPer pale Argent and Gules, a representation of George Cross Argent fimbriated Gules in Dexter Chief.Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese)Republic of MaltaCoat of arms of MaltaMoldovaParty per fess, Gules and Azure; an aurochs, an eight-pointed star, a rose, and a crescent moon, all or.NoneCoat of arms of MoldovaMonacoFusily (lozengy) argent and gules.Deo Juvante (Latin)With God's helpCoat of arms of MonacoMontenegroAzure, a base Vert, a lion passant or armed and langued Gules; a bordure or.NoneCoat of arms of MontenegroNetherlandsAzure, billetty or, a lion with a coronet or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together or.Je Maintiendrai (French)I will maintainCoat of arms of the NetherlandsNorwayGules, a lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent.None Coat of arms of NorwayPolandGules, an eagle argent armed, crowned and beaked or, langued argent.None Coat of arms of PolandPortugalArgent, five Escutcheons Azure, each charged with five Bezants or, crosswise; a bordure Gules charged with seven Castles or, all surmounting an armillary sphere or. NoneCoat of arms of PortugalRomaniaQuarterly: 1 Azure, an Eagle displayed or, beaked and taloned Gules, holding in its beak an Orthodox cross or, between in dexter chief a Sun in splendour and in sinister chief an Increscent, both or (for Wallachia); 2 a Bull's head caboshed Sable, between in dexter base a Rose and in sinister base a decrescent, both Argent, between the Bull's horns, a Mullet of five points or (for Moldavia); 3 Gules, issuant from water in base proper, a Lion rampant or, holding in its dexter paw a Sabre Argent, hilted or, behind a Bridge of two arches embattled or, masoned Sable (for Banat and Oltenia); 4 Per fess Azure, a Demi-Eagle Sable between in dexter chief a Sun in splendour or and in sinister chief a Decrescent Argent; and or, seven Castles Gules, a Barrulet Gules (for Transylvania); Entree en point, two Dolphins urinant respectant or (for Dobruja).NoneCoat of arms of RomaniaRussiaGules, a two-headed eagle each head imperially crowned holding in its dexter talon a sceptre and in its sinister talon a globus cruciger and ensigned with an imperial crown all or. An Inescutcheon Gules, a representation of Saint George upon horseback argent slaying a dragon or.NoneCoat of arms of RussiaSan MarinoAzure on three mountain tops vert three towers argent masoned and windowed sable each weather vaned with an ostrich plume argent.Libertas (Latin)LibertyCoat of arms of San MarinoSerbiaGules, a two-headed eagle Argent armed or, two fleurs-de-lys or. Overall an escutcheon Gules, a St. George's cross Argent between four firesteels Argent (Serbian cross).NoneCoat of arms of SerbiaSlovakiaGules, on a mount Azure, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent.NoneCoat of arms of SlovakiaSloveniaAzure, a mountain of three peaks Argent, base barry wavy Argent Azure, in center chief three mullets of 6 Or lower, bordure Gules.NoneCoat of arms of SloveniaSpainQuarterly: 1 Gules, a three towered castle or, masoned sable and ajouré azure (for Castile); 2 Argent, a lion rampant purpure (for León); 3 or, four pallets gules (for Aragon); 4 Gules, a cross, saltire and orle of chains linked together or, a centre point vert (for Navarre); En point: Argent, a pomegranate proper seeded gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two leaves vert (for Granada); Inescutcheon: Azure bordure gules, three fleur-de-lis or (for the House of Bourbon-Anjou).Plus Ultra (Latin)Further BeyondCoat of arms of SpainSwedenQuarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three coronets or, placed two above one (the Three Crowns); 2 and 3 Three sinisterbendwise streams argent, a lion crowned with an open crown or armed gules (for the House of Bjälbo). Inescutcheon party per pale Bendwise azure, argent and gules, a vasa or (for the House of Vasa); and Azure, issuant from a wavy base a bridge with three arches and two towers embattled argent, in honor point an eagle regardant with wings inverted resting on thunderbolts or, and in chief the Big Dipper constellation of the same (for the House of Bernadotte). None Coat of arms of SwedenSwitzerlandGules, a Cross couped Argent.None Coat of arms of SwitzerlandUkraineAzure, a Tryzub (trident) or.None Coat of arms of UkraineUnited KingdomAs used in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, and externally Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure (for England); 2 or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory of the second (for Scotland); 3 Azure, a harp or stringed argent (for Ireland).Dieu et mon droit (French)God and my right Honi soit qui mal y pense (Old French)Shamed be he who thinks ill of itRoyal coat of arms of the United KingdomAs used in Scotland Quarterly: 1 and 4 or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory of the second (for Scotland); 2 Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure (for England); 3 Azure, a harp or stringed argent (for Ireland).In Defens (Scots)Abbreviation of In my defens God me defend Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin)No one attacks me with impunityVatican CityGules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlaced in the rings gules, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or.NoneCoat of arms of the State of Vatican City
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