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[[File:Philipp Veit 008.jpg|thumb|alt=allegorical figure of Germania (woman, sword, flowing hair, flowing robes), seated, sword on her lap|[[Germania (personification)|Germania]], a personification of the German nation, appears in [[Philipp Veit]]'s fresco (1834–36). She holds the coat of arms of the German Confederation while sitting on a pedestal displaying the arms of the seven traditional [[Prince-elector|Electors]] of the Holy Roman Empire.]] |
[[File:Philipp Veit 008.jpg|thumb|alt=allegorical figure of Germania (woman, sword, flowing hair, flowing robes), seated, sword on her lap|[[Germania (personification)|Germania]], a personification of the German nation, appears in [[Philipp Veit]]'s fresco (1834–36). She holds the coat of arms of the German Confederation while sitting on a pedestal displaying the arms of the seven traditional [[Prince-elector|Electors]] of the Holy Roman Empire.]] |
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[[File:BritishEmpireWW1MemorialBrussel cropped.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Memorial tablets to the British Empire dead of the First World War|British post-WWI memorial tablet]] in [[Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula|Brussels Cathedral]], displaying the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|royal arms]], dominions' arms ({{Coat of arms|Canada}}, [[File:South Africa Shield 1910-1928.svg|20px]] [[Coat of arms of South Africa|South Africa]], {{Coat of arms|New Zealand}}, [[File:Simple arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|20px]] [[Coat of arms of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] and {{Coat of arms|Australia}}) as well as text in English and Latin.]] |
[[File:BritishEmpireWW1MemorialBrussel cropped.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Memorial tablets to the British Empire dead of the First World War|British post-WWI memorial tablet]] in [[Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula|Brussels Cathedral]], displaying the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|royal arms]], dominions' arms ({{Coat of arms|Canada}}, [[File:South Africa Shield 1910-1928.svg|20px]] [[Coat of arms of South Africa|South Africa]], {{Coat of arms|New Zealand}}, [[File:Simple arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|20px]] [[Coat of arms of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] and {{Coat of arms|Australia}}) as well as text in English and Latin.]] |
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[[Heraldry|Heraldic emblems]] - typically [[coats of arms]] - have since the Middle Ages been used to represent or identify personal/geographical entities, preceding flags for such use by several centuries. Moreover, heraldic emblems have traditionally also been preferred to flag designs for representation on any medium other than actual flags, i.e. on non-fluttering/fixed surfaces such as paper, metal, masonry, leather, stone or stained glass. Heraldic emblems may however also be displayed on fabric, either embroidered or as a [[tabard]]. |
[[Heraldry|Heraldic emblems]] - typically [[coats of arms]] - have since the Middle Ages been used to represent or identify personal/geographical entities, preceding flags for such use by several centuries. Moreover, heraldic emblems have traditionally also been preferred to flag designs for representation on any medium other than actual flags, i.e. on non-fluttering/fixed surfaces such as paintings, paper, carved wood, metal, masonry, leather, stone or stained glass. Heraldic emblems may however also be displayed on fabric, either embroidered or as a [[tabard]]. |
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===Example I=== |
===Example I=== |
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 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Coat of arms. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template facilitates the use of heraldry as a means to simply and orderly illustrate armigers (e.g. countries, regions, cities, persons or organisations) in lists.
For non-heraldic emblems, Template:Seal may be used.
To see the Coat of arms list and for updates, click the toolbar Edit tab.
Canada, 
South Africa, 
New Zealand, 
Newfoundland and 
Australia) as well as text in English and Latin.Heraldic emblems - typically coats of arms - have since the Middle Ages been used to represent or identify personal/geographical entities, preceding flags for such use by several centuries. Moreover, heraldic emblems have traditionally also been preferred to flag designs for representation on any medium other than actual flags, i.e. on non-fluttering/fixed surfaces such as paintings, paper, carved wood, metal, masonry, leather, stone or stained glass. Heraldic emblems may however also be displayed on fabric, either embroidered or as a tabard.
*{{Coat of arms|Germany}}
*{{Coat of arms|Zambia}}
*{{Coat of arms|Kingdom of Greece}}
*{{Coat of arms|Kingdom of France}}
*{{Coat of arms|United States|text=none}}
*{{Coat of arms|Paris|text=''[[Fluctuat nec mergitur]]''}}
*{{Coat of arms|United Kingdom|size=45px}}
Would produce:
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{{Image label begin|image=EU map blank.svg|width=460|link=|scale={{{width|-1}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-278|y=-355|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Austria|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Austria|<span style="color:black;">Austria</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-171|y=-310|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Belgium|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Belgium|<span style="color:black;">Belgium</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-400|y=-419|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Bulgaria|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Bulgaria|<span style="color:black;">Bulgaria</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-300|y=-405|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Croatia|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Croatia|<span style="color:black;">Croatia</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-414|y=-286|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Cyprus|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Cyprus|<span style="color:black;">Cyprus</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-280|y=-321|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Czech Republic|text=<br /><div style="text-shadow:white 0em 0em 0.4em; line-height:85%">[[Czech Republic|<span style="color:black;">Czech Republic</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-220|y=-225|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Denmark|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Denmark|<span style="color:black;">Denmark</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-350|y=-175|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Estonia|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=[[Estonia|<span style="color:black;">Estonia</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-343|y=-103|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Finland|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br />[[Finland|<span style="color:black;">Finland</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-149|y=-371|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|France|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br />[[France|<span style="color:black;">France</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-223|y=-296|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Germany|text=<br />[[Germany|<span style="color:black;">Germany</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-381|y=-489|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Greece|text=<br />[[Greece|<span style="color:black;">Greece</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-323|y=-363|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Hungary|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Hungary|<span style="color:black;">Hungary</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-60|y=-250|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Ireland|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Republic of Ireland|<span style="color:black;">Ireland</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-269|y=-436|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Italy|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Italy|<span style="color:black;">Italy</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-350|y=-206|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Latvia|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=[[Latvia|<span style="color:black;">Latvia</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-350|y=-233|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Lithuania|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=[[Lithuania|<span style="color:black;">Lithuania</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-177|y=-340|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Luxembourg|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Luxembourg|<span style="color:black;">Luxembourg</span>]]</div>}}}}
{{Image label|x=-263|y=-552|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Malta|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=[[Malta|<span style="color:black;">Malta</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-166|y=-280|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Netherlands|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Netherlands|<span style="color:black;">Netherlands</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-320|y=-280|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Poland|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br />[[Poland|<span style="color:black;">Poland</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-3|y=-457|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Portugal|text=<br />[[Portugal|<span style="color:black;">Portugal</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-387|y=-368|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Romania|text=<br />[[Romania|<span style="color:black;">Romania</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-330|y=-330|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Slovakia|text=<br /><div style="line-height:85%">[[Slovakia|<span style="color:black;">Slovakia</span>]]</div>|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-275|y=-389|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Slovenia|text=[[Slovenia|<span style="color:black;">Slovenia</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-68|y=-460|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Spain|text=<br />[[Spain|<span style="color:black;">Spain</span>]]|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}}}}}
{{Image label|x=-267|y=-143|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|Sweden|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br />[[Sweden|<span style="color:black;">Sweden</span>]]}}}}
{{Image label|x=-113|y=-260|scale={{{width|-1}}}|text={{Coat of arms|United Kingdom|size={{{arms_size|15px}}}|text=<br /><div style="line-height:88%">[[United Kingdom|<span style="color:black;">United<br />Kingdom</span>]]</div>}}}}
{{Image label end}}
</div>
Would produce:
| Field name | Required | Description | Default value | Special value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| size | no | The size of the arms. Include the denomination "px". | 20px | N/A |
| link | no | Where one is directed by clicking on the arms | The initial value written {{Coat of arms|X}} | N/A |
| text | no | The piece of text appearing on the right-hand side of the arms. | The initial value written {{Coat of arms|X}} | "none" gives no text whatsoever |
Based on conventional heraldic practice, the following premise ensures a meaningful degree of uniformity and distinctiveness of the motifs even at low resolutions (20 pixels is the default width):
All elements of achievement save the indispensable escutcheon are omitted.
E.g. for Belgium, 
is shown instead of more elaborate variants such as 
or
.
Similarly, for Austria: 
is shown instead of 
.
When an escutcheon has multiple variants, the one with least marshalling, i.e. the simplest, is employed.
E.g. for Sweden, 
is shown instead of the following quartered variant: 
.
Similarly, for Liechtenstein: 
is shown instead of 
.
