Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland

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coat of arms national symbol

The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.

Aliases (9)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms → national symbol →
alsoKnownAs	Arms of the King of Scots → Royal Arms of Scotland →
associatedWithMonarch	William I of Scotland →
backgroundColor	gold →
category	Heraldry of Scotland → National symbols of Scotland →
charge	lion rampant →
compartment	thistle compartment →
country	Kingdom of Scotland →
crest	red lion sejant affronté →
crestArmedAndLangued	azure →
crestObject	crown of Scotland →
crestTincture	gules →
crown	Crown of Scotland →
depictsAnimal	lion →
fieldTincture	or →
heraldicTradition	Scottish heraldry →
inUse	true →
lionArmedAndLangued	azure →
lionPosition	rampant →
lionTincture	gules →
motto	In Defens →
mottoLanguage	Scots →
mottoMeaning	In defence →
nationalFlowerFeatured	thistle →
partOf	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom →
primaryColor	red →
quarter	Scottish quarter of the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom →
regulatedBy	Court of the Lord Lyon →
supporter	unicorn →
supporterCollar	gold coronet with chain →
supporterTincture	argent →
symbolizes	Scottish monarchy → Scottish national identity → Scottish sovereignty →
tressureDecoration	fleurs-de-lis →
tressureTincture	gules →
tressureType	double tressure flory counter-flory →
usedAs	historic national coat of arms of Scotland →
usedBy	Monarch of Scotland → Scottish monarchy → United Kingdom monarch in Scotland →
usedOn	Royal Standard of Scotland → Scottish royal coins → Scottish royal seals →
usedSinceCentury	12th century →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House of Stuart → King of Scots → Scottish monarch →	coatOfArms
King of Scots ("Royal Banner of Scotland") → Scottish monarch ("Lion Rampant of Scotland") → Stuart ("Royal Arms of Scotland") →	symbol
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland ("Royal Arms of Scotland") → Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland ("Arms of the King of Scots") →	alsoKnownAs
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1816–1837) ("Scottish lion rampant") →	features
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 ("Royal Arms of Scotland") →	follows
Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly ("Royal Arms of Scotland") →	hasComponent
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) ("Scottish lion rampant") →	hasElement
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ("Royal Standard used in Scotland") →	hasVariant
British Crown ("Scottish Crown") →	historicalPrecursor
heraldry of the United Kingdom ("national arms of Scotland") →	includes
Flags of the United Kingdom ("Royal Standard of Scotland") →	includesFlag
Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly ("Royal Arms of Scotland") →	secondAndThirdQuarters
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland ("Royal Standard of Scotland") →	usedOn