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  national symbols: royal coat of arms
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom have evolved over many years and reflect the history of the Monarchy and of the country.
The shield shows the various royal emblems of different parts of the United Kingdom in its design: the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third.
The plant badges of the United Kingdom - rose, thistle and shamrock - are often displayed beneath the shield.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland
The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland was the official coat of arms of the monarchs of Scotland, and were used as the official coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
Coat of Arms of Canada (from 1994) The Royal Coat of Arms of Canada (formally known as The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Canada) was proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, as the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada.
The Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales is a coat of arms used by the Prince of Wales.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Coat-of-Arms-of-Scotland   (5676 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the personal coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and consequently is used as the official coat of arms of the United Kingdom as a whole.
The coat features both the royal motto Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) and the motto of the Order of the Garter, Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shamed be he who thinks ill of it) on a representation of the Garter behind the shield.
The arms may be blazoned Within the Garter, quarterly I and IV gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or, armed and langued azure, for England; II, Or a lion rampant, within a double tressure fleury-counter-fleury gules for Scotland; III, azure, a harp Or stringed argent, for Northern Ireland.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ro/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom   (672 words)

  
 Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom - Biocrawler
Edward III expressed his claim by quartering the arms of England with the arms of France, azure a semy of fleurs-de-lis or; to indicate the importance he placed on France, the French arms were placed in the first and last quarter, and the English ones in the second and third.
During the reign of Queen Mary in the 16th century the arms of her husband, Philip II of Spain, were added to the Royal Arms but were removed under her successor, Elizabeth I.
The arms of Hanover were moved from the fourth quarter and instead shown on a small shield or estucheon of pretence in the centre of the shield.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom   (1318 words)

  
 Royal Coat of Arms
The function of the Royal Coat of Arms is to identify the person who is Head of State: in respect of the United Kingdom, the royal arms are borne only by the Sovereign.
Coats of Arms of members of the Royal family are broadly similar to The Queen's with small differences to identify them.
In the official coat of arms the shield shows the various royal emblems of different parts of the United Kingdom: the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third.
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