Coat of arms of Slovakia

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The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the national emblem featuring a double cross atop three blue hills, symbolizing the country’s Christian heritage and mountainous landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national coat of arms
national emblem
adopted 1992-09-03
adoptedBy National Council of the Slovak Republic
appearsIn Slovak Constitution preamble (as state symbol)
associatedWith Slovak national identity
Slovak sovereignty
charge silver double cross
three blue hills
colorScheme blue
red
white
country Slovakia
crossColor silver
crossType double cross
patriarchal cross
designInfluencedBy Arpád dynasty heraldry
Byzantine cross
Christian symbolism
features double cross
red shield
three hills
fieldColor red
hillArrangement three hills in a row
hillColor blue
hillShape stylized triple mountain
historicalPrecursor coat of arms of Upper Hungary
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary
languageOfOfficialName Slovak
legalBasis Act on the State Symbols of the Slovak Republic
Constitution of Slovakia
officialName Coat of arms of Slovakia self-linksurface differs
surface form: štátny znak Slovenskej republiky
orientation upright double cross on central hill
partOf state symbols of Slovakia
regulatedBy Slovak heraldic authority
symbolizes Christian heritage of Slovakia
Christianity
Fatra Mountains
Matra Mountains
Slovakia
Tatra Mountains
mountainous landscape of Slovakia
usedBy Slovakia
surface form: Slovak Republic
usedOn Slovak euro coins
Slovakia
surface form: Slovak passports

flag of Slovakia
official documents of Slovakia
Coat of arms of Slovakia self-linksurface differs
surface form: state seal of Slovakia
usedSince Middle Ages (in earlier forms)

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Repre associatedWithSymbol Coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form: Slovak coat of arms
Slovakia coatOfArms Coat of arms of Slovakia
flag of Slovakia hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Slovakia
Coat of arms of Slovakia officialName Coat of arms of Slovakia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: štátny znak Slovenskej republiky
President of Slovakia symbol Coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form: coat of arms of the First Slovak Republic
Act on the State Symbols of the Slovak Republic topic Coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form: state coat of arms of the Slovak Republic
Act on the State Symbols of the Slovak Republic topic Coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form: state seal of the Slovak Republic
Coat of arms of Slovakia usedOn Coat of arms of Slovakia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: state seal of Slovakia
Slovakia men's national ice hockey team usesSymbol Coat of arms of Slovakia