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.
Observed surface forms (7)
Statements (49)
| 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) ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Slovak coat of arms
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Slovakia
this entity surface form:
štátny znak Slovenskej republiky
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of the First Slovak Republic
this entity surface form:
state coat of arms of the Slovak Republic
this entity surface form:
state seal of the Slovak Republic
this entity surface form:
state seal of Slovakia