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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.
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Add new Web site: BBC - Bitesize - How to understand the symbols on a coat of arms. Oct 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Heraldry and Territory: Coats of Arms and the Representation and Construction of Authority in Space (PDF). Apr 18, 2025
Add new Web site: South African History Online - The National Coat of Arms. Dec 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Coats of Arms. Oct 10, 2023
Corrected display issue. May 13, 2020
Corrected display issue. Apr 26, 2018
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Coats of Arms. May 18, 2017
Added video. Dec 14, 2015
Added image of a plaque showing the arms of Sir Thomas Tonge, 1554. Dec 09, 2010
Article revised. Nov 21, 2001
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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