Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

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The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.

All labels observed (33)

Label Occurrences
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom 18
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom 11
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
heraldic achievement
national emblem
associatedWith British monarchy
compartment grassy mount with floral emblems
country United Kingdom
crest lion statant guardant wearing St Edward's Crown
crestPosition on royal crown
EnglishVersionFeature English quartering in first and fourth quarters
featuresFloralEmblem Tudor rose
shamrock
thistle
featuresOrder Order of the Garter
featuresShield quarterly shield
firstQuarter three gold lions passant guardant on red field
firstQuarterRepresents England
fourthQuarter three gold lions passant guardant on red field
fourthQuarterRepresents England
garterInscription Honi soit qui mal y pense
governingAuthority College of Arms
Court of the Lord Lyon
lionSupporterRepresents England
motto Dieu et mon droit
mottoLanguage French
mottoTranslation God and my right
orderMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense
orderMottoLanguage Old French
orderMottoTranslation Shame on him who thinks evil of it
represents authority of the Crown
sovereignty of the Crown
ScottishVersionFeature Scottish quartering in first and fourth quarters
secondQuarter red lion rampant within double tressure flory-counter-flory on gold field
secondQuarterRepresents Scotland
shamrockRepresents Ireland
supporter crowned golden lion
silver unicorn with gold horn mane and hooves
symbolizes unity of England Scotland and Ireland under one Crown
thirdQuarter gold harp with silver strings on blue field
thirdQuarterRepresents Northern Ireland
surface form: Ireland
thistleRepresents Scotland
TudorRoseRepresents England
unicornSupporterRepresents Scotland
usedBy British monarch
usedOn Acts of Parliament
British coinage
British embassies
British passports
courts of law in the United Kingdom
government buildings
royal warrants
version English version
Scottish version

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish heralds wears Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: royal arms of the United Kingdom as borne in Scotland on tabards
Embassy of the United Kingdom in Washington, D.C. symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Royal Coat of Arms used in Tuvalu category Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal arms
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom insignia Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom insigniaCaption Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of His Majesty the King in Right of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom consulates-general symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Crown in right of Scotland usesSymbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scottish version)
Crown in right of Northern Ireland symbolizedBy Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Nemo me impune lacessit usedBy Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scottish version)
Flag of the Governor-General of Australia designFeature Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Crest of the United Kingdom
Australian heraldry feature Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom in Australia
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal reverseDesign Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister’s flag (Union Flag defaced with arms) isDefacedWith Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister’s flag (Union Flag defaced with arms) centralCharge Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister’s flag (Union Flag defaced with arms) armorialBearingSource Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms as used by the monarch of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Service flag defacedWith Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Great Seal of New Zealand distinctFrom Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
British Army flag hasInsignia Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Embassy of the United Kingdom in Japan symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
St George's Hall, Windsor Castle decoratedWith Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Royal Arms of England used by James II partOf Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom (historical development)
Coat of arms of British Columbia uses Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia depicts Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (historical versions)
Royal Cypher relatedTo Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Union of the Roses relatedTo Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Garter circlet usedOn Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Melbourne Mint hasDecoration Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: coat of arms of the United Kingdom
British Crown in the Colony of Antigua symbolizedBy Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
King’s Awards for Enterprise symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Emblem
office of Governor-General of Ceylon symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Badge of the Governor of Western Australia relatedTo Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Crown Court at Birmingham symbol Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom