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Greater coat of arms
of the Czech Republic
File:Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg
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File:Greater coat of arms of the Czech Republic (Presidential version).svg
Presidential version with the motto used on Czech Presidential Standard
ArmigerCzech Republic
Adopted17 December 1992
BlazonQuarterly: first and fourth gules, a lion rampant queue forchée argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Bohemia); second azure, an eagle displayed chequé gules and argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Moravia); third Or, an eagle displayed sable armed and langued gules crowned of the field and charged on the breast with a crescent terminating in trefoils at each end with issuing from the centrepoint a cross patée argent (Silesia).
CompartmentThe leaves of the linden tree and the red ribbon with the National Motto
MottoPRAVDA VÍTĚZÍ
"TRUTH PREVAILS"

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Lesser coat of arms
of the Czech Republic
File:Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg
ArmigerCzech Republic
Adopted17 December 1992
Blazona lion rampant queue forchée argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Czech lands)

The coat of arms of the Czech Republic (Template:Lang-cs) is divided into two principal variants. Greater coat of arms displays the three historical regions—the Czech lands—which make up the nation. Lesser coat of arms displays lone silver double-tailed lion in red shield. The current coats of arms, which was adopted in 1992, was designed by Czech heraldist Jiří Louda.[1]

See also[]

  • Coat of arms of Silesia
  • Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia
  • Coat of arms of Moravia
  • Armorial of sovereign states

References and external links[]

  1. Velinger, Jan (2015-09-02). "Heraldist, WWII vet, Jiří Louda dies at 94". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

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