coat of arms: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	shield of arms • armorial bearings

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The Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used in England, featuring a crowned shield flanked by a crowned lion on the left and a unicorn on the right, with decorative gold foliage, the royal crown above, and the motto Dieu et mon droit below. The royal cipher ER appears at the top, indicating Queen Elizabeth II, but is not part of the arms proper.

The image shows the arms of Canada.

Heraldic shield with the coat of arms of Admiral Fadrique Enríquez, detail of an Admiral carpet, 15th century; in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The image shows a coat of arms.

The image shows yellow, green, and purple shields that might denote bastardy on a crest.

The image shows a family coat of arms.

Coat of arms of New Brunswick, Can.

The image shows different styles of shields.

See an illustrated manuscript of 16th-century coats of arms, including commentary on whether Shakespeare is worthy of one

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