Coats of arms of Europe

This is a list of the national coats of arms or equivalent emblems used by countries and dependent territories in Europe.

Recognised countries

Country	Coat of arms or emblem	Blazon	Motto	Article
Albania		Gules, a two-headed eagle Sable; in chief the helmet of Skanderbeg Or	None	Coat of arms of Albania
Andorra		Quarterly: 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 Kingdom of Aragon); IV Or, two cows passant per pale Gules (for Béarn)	Virtus unita fortior (Latin) United virtue is stronger	Coat of arms of Andorra
Armenia		Four 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 Armenia
Austria		Gules 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.	None	Coat of arms of Austria
Azerbaijan		Fire with stalk of wheat and oak on escutcheon.	None	National emblem of Azerbaijan
Belarus		Globe, rising sun and an outline of Belarus in green	Рэспубліка Беларусь (Belarusian, Respublika Belarus) Republic of Belarus	National emblem of Belarus
Belgium		Sable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules	L'union fait la force (French) | Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch) Strength lies in unity	Coat of arms of Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Per bend enhanced Or and azure, a bend of mullets palewise argent	None	Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria		Gules, a crowned lion rampant Or	Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian, Saedinenieto pravi silata) Unity makes strength	Coat of arms of Bulgaria
Croatia		Chequy gules and argent	None	Coat of arms of Croatia
Czech Republic		Quarterly: 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)	None	Coat of arms of the Czech Republic
Cyprus		Or (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 Cyprus
Denmark		Or, 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 Denmark
Estonia		Or, three lions passant guardant azure	None	Coat of arms of Estonia
Finland		Gules, a crowned lion rampant Or striking a sword Argent on armoured dexter arm, trampling on a sabre Argent; surmounted by nine roses Argent.	None	Coat of arms of Finland
France		A shield at the corners of the head of a lion and an eagle with the monogram RF, standing for République française. A shield is placed on a fasces with crossed laurel branch and an oak branch, all Or.	RF (République française) (French) French Republic	National emblem of France
Georgia		Gules, 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 unity	Coat of arms of Georgia
Germany		Or, an eagle sable, armed, beaked and langued gules	None	Coat of arms of Germany
Greece		Azure, a Cross Argent	None	National emblem of Greece
Hungary		Per pale: 1 barry of eight Gules and Argent; 2 Gules, on a mount Vert a crown Or, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent	None	Coat of arms of Hungary
Iceland		Azure, a cross gules fimbriated argent	None	Coat of arms of Iceland
Ireland		Azure, a harp Or stringed argent	None	Coat of arms of Ireland
Italy		The Stella d’Italia, 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."	None	Emblem of Italy
Latvia		At 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 Latvia
Liechtenstein		Quarterly: 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.	None	Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
Lithuania		Gules, 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 Lithuania
Luxembourg		Barry 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 Luxembourg
Macedonia		Two 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.	None	Emblem of Macedonia
Malta		Per pale Argent and Gules, a representation of George Cross Argent fimbriated Gules in Dexter Chief	Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese) Republic of Malta	Coat of arms of Malta
Moldova		Party per fess, Gules and Azure; an aurochs, an eight-pointed star, a rose, and a crescent moon, all or.	None	Coat of arms of Moldova
Monaco		Fusily (lozengy) argent and gules	Deo Juvante (Latin) With God's help	Coat of arms of Monaco
Montenegro		Azure, a base Vert, a lion passant Or armed and langued Gules; a bordure Or.	None	Coat of arms of Montenegro
Netherlands		Azure, 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 maintain	Coat of arms of the Netherlands
Norway		Gules, a lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent	None	Coat of arms of Norway
Poland		Gules, an eagle argent armed, crowned and beaked or, langued argent	None	Coat of arms of Poland
Portugal		Argent, five Escutcheons Azure, each charged with five Bezants Or, crosswise; a bordure Gules charged with seven Castles Or, all surmounting an armillary sphere Or.	None	Coat of arms of Portugal
Romania		Quarterly: 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 Argent, 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 Oltenia) and (Banat); 4 Per fess Azure, a Demi-Eagle Argent 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 Dobrogea)	None	Coat of arms of Romania
Russia		Gules, 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.	None	Coat of arms of Russia
San Marino		Azure on three mountain tops vert three towers argent masoned and windowed sable each weather vaned with an ostrich plume argent.	Libertas (Latin) Liberty	Coat of arms of San Marino
Serbia		Gules, a two-headed eagle Argent armed Or, two fleurs-de-lys Or. Overall an escutcheon Gules, a cross Argent between four firesteels Argent.	None	Coat of arms of Serbia
Slovakia		Gules, on a mount Azure, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent	None	Coat of arms of Slovakia
Slovenia		A representation of Mount Triglav in white on a blue background, with two blue bending lines below and three gold stars above.	None	Coat of arms of Slovenia
Spain		Quarterly: 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).	Plus Ultra (Latin) Further Beyond	Coat of arms of Spain
Sweden		Quarterly: 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 Bjelbo). 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 Sweden
Switzerland		Gules, a Cross couped Argent	None	Coat of arms of Switzerland
Turkey		Star and crescent	None	National emblem of Turkey
Ukraine		Azure, a Tryzub (trident) Or	None	Coat of arms of Ukraine
United Kingdom — as used in England, Northern Ireland and Wales		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 it	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom — as 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 impunity	Royal coat of arms of Scotland
Vatican City		Gules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlaced in the rings gules, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or	None	Coat of arms of the State of Vatican City

Other sovereign entities

Entity	Coat of arms or emblem	Description	Text	Main article
Sovereign Military Order of Malta		Gules, a cross argent	None	Coat of arms of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Disputed and/or unrecognised countries

Country	Coat of arms or emblem	Text	Main article
Abkhazia		None	Coat of arms of Abkhazia
Kosovo		None	Coat of arms of Kosovo
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic		Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն Արցախ (Armenian) Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Artsakh	Coat of arms of Nagorno-Karabakh
Northern Cyprus		1983	Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
South Ossetia		Ossetian: Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон. Russian: Республика Южная Осетия. Translated in English: "Republic of South Ossetia"	Emblem of South Ossetia
Transnistria		Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ Russian: Приднестровская Молдавская Республика Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка	Emblem of Transnistria

Dependent territories

Dependency	Coat of arms or emblem	Text	Main article
Åland (Finland)		None	Coat of arms of Åland
Faroe Islands (Denmark)		None	Coat of arms of the Faroe Islands
Gibraltar (UK)		Montis Insignia Calpe	Coat of arms of Gibraltar
Guernsey (UK)		None	Coat of arms of Guernsey
Isle of Man (UK)		Quocunque jeceris stabit (Latin) Whichever way you throw, it will stand	Coat of arms of the Isle of Man
Jersey (UK)		None	Coat of arms of Jersey

See also

• Flags of Europe