Coat of arms of Estonia
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The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Estonia canonical | 4 |
| Estonian national coat of arms | 2 |
| greater coat of arms of Estonia | 1 |
| lesser coat of arms of Estonia | 1 |
| national coat of arms of Estonia | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adopted | 1925 ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Estonian passports
ⓘ
official documents of Estonia ⓘ some Estonian coins ⓘ state seals of Estonia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danish rule in Northern Estonia
ⓘ
medieval heraldry of the Baltic region ⓘ |
| attitudeOfLions | passant guardant ⓘ |
| bannedDuring |
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet occupation of Estonia
|
| category |
Heraldry of Estonia
ⓘ
National symbols of Estonia ⓘ |
| charge | three blue lions passant guardant ⓘ |
| country | Estonia ⓘ |
| designOrigin |
Coat of arms of Denmark
ⓘ
surface form:
Danish royal arms
|
| fieldColor | golden ⓘ |
| hasElement | oak branches (in greater coat of arms) ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
arms of the Duchy of Estonia
ⓘ
Tallinn ⓘ
surface form:
arms of the city of Tallinn
|
| languageLabel_en | Coat of arms of Estonia self-link ⓘ |
| languageLabel_et | Eesti vapp ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Coat of Arms Act of Estonia ⓘ |
| lionColor | blue ⓘ |
| numberOfLions | 3 ⓘ |
| oakBranchesColor | golden (in greater coat of arms) ⓘ |
| oakBranchesSymbolize |
perseverance
ⓘ
strength ⓘ |
| reaffirmed | 1990 ⓘ |
| restoredAfter | restoration of Estonian independence in 1991 ⓘ |
| shieldColor | golden ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Estonian historical heritage
ⓘ
Estonian sovereignty ⓘ |
| tinctureOfField | Or ⓘ |
| tinctureOfLions | Azure ⓘ |
| type |
Coat of arms of Estonia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
lesser coat of arms of Estonia
|
| usedBy |
Government of Estonia
ⓘ
Riigikogu ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Estonia
President of Estonia ⓘ State institutions of Estonia ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
interwar Republic of Estonia
ⓘ
surface form:
First Republic of Estonia
|
| usedSince | 13th century (in precursor forms) ⓘ |
| variant |
Coat of arms of Estonia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
greater coat of arms of Estonia
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Estonian national coat of arms
this entity surface form:
lesser coat of arms of Estonia
this entity surface form:
greater coat of arms of Estonia
this entity surface form:
Estonian national coat of arms
this entity surface form:
national coat of arms of Estonia