Royal Coat of Arms of Norway

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coat of arms national emblem

The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
Coat of arms of Norway 0 3
Norges riksvåpen 0 1
coat of arms of Norway 0 1
greater coat of arms of Norway 0 1
lesser coat of arms of Norway 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms →
national emblem →
associatedWith House of Oldenburg →
surface form: House of Glücksburg

Norwegian royal family →
axeBladeColor silver →
axeShaftColor gold →
axeType halberd-like axe →
backgroundColor red →
country Norway →
crownType closed royal crown →
depicts crown →
golden lion →
silver axe →
derivedFrom arms of the Norwegian kings →
field heraldry →
hasElement battle-axe →
lion rampant →
royal crown of Norway →
hasMotto Norway →
surface form: Alt for Norge
historicalOrigin Middle Ages →
inForceSince 20th century design standardization →
languageOfName Norwegian →
legalStatus official national coat of arms of Norway →
officialNameInNorwegian Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Norges riksvåpen
regulates use of state arms in Norway →
relatedTo Norwegian flag →
surface form: Flag of Norway
represents Kingdom of Norway →
sovereignty of Norway →
shieldColor red →
shieldShape heater shield →
symbolizes Norwegian throne →
surface form: Norwegian monarchy

state authority of Norway →
tinctureOfAxe argent →
tinctureOfField gules →
tinctureOfLion or →
usedAs Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
surface form: greater coat of arms of Norway

Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
surface form: lesser coat of arms of Norway
usedBy Government of Norway →
King of Norway →
Judiciary of Norway →
surface form: Norwegian courts

Norwegian embassies →
Norwegian ministries →
Norway →
surface form: Norwegian state

Parliament of Norway →
surface form: Storting
usedOn Norwegian coins and seals →
Norwegian government buildings →
Norwegian passports →
official Norwegian documents →

Referenced by (8)

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

Royal Standard of Norway → basedOn → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Norway
King of Norway → insignia → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway → officialNameInNorwegian → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Norges riksvåpen
Royal Standard of Norway → relatedTo → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Norway
Norwegian consulates → symbol → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Norway
Norwegian embassies → symbol → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway →
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Norway
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway → usedAs → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: greater coat of arms of Norway
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway → usedAs → Royal Coat of Arms of Norway self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: lesser coat of arms of Norway