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Coat of arms of Albania | |
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Coat of arms of Republic of Albania Coat of arms of the Republic | |
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File:Seal of the President of Albania.svg Seal of the president | |
File:Kryeministri i Shqipërisë.svg Seal of the prime minister | |
Adopted | 28 November 1998 (by presidential decree nr. 2260) 10 July 2003 (standardized by government decision nr. 474) |
Blazon | Gules within a bordure narrow Or, charged by a bicapitate eagle displayed Sable, in chief a helm adorned with rosettes upon which sits a goat's head erased Or dexter proper. |
Earlier version(s) | from: 1914–1998 1914–1925, Principality of Albania 1926–1929, Albanian Republic 1929–1939, Albanian Kingdom 1939–1943, Kingdom of Albania 1946–1992, Communist Albania 1992–1998, Republic of Albania |
Use | in the seals and at the entrance of state institutions; as a distinctive sign in state objects; in all official acts; in documents and agreements of the Albanian state with foreign countries, based on reciprocity. |
The coat of arms of Albania (Albanian: Stema e Republikës së Shqipërisë) is an adap-tation of the flag of Albania and is based on the symbols of Greek-Slav Georgios Kastrioti Skanderbeg. It features the black double-headed eagle, documented in official use since 1458, as evidenced from a sealed document uncovered in the Vatican Secret Archive (fund: Miscellanea, vol. XXXIX, doc. 2398), addressed to Pope Pius II and co-sealed by notary Johannes Borcius de Grillis.[1] The stylized gold helmet is partially based on the model of crown-like rank that once belonged to Skanderbeg, currently on display at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, first mentioned in 1593 in the Ambras armory inventory and depicted in 1601/03 in the "Armamentarium Heroicum" of Jakob Schrenck von Notzing. The ruler of Austria, Ferdinand II, acquired the helmet from the Duke of Urbino, so mentioned in a letter sent to him from the duke, dated 15 October 1578.[2]
See also[]
- Armorial of Albania
- Emblem of Kosovo (Armorial)
- Flag of Albania (List)
- Flag of Kosovo (List)
References[]
- ↑ Ahmeti, Musa. "Një akt diplomatik dalur nga kancelaria e Skënderbeut". Gazeta Dielli. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ Koçi, Dorian (15 January 2019). "Shpata që iu dhurua Skënderbeut në Krishtlindjen e vitit 1466". Gazeta Shqiptare.
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