NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gallery of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies

This is a list of coats of arms of the United Kingdom, constituent parts, Crown Dependencies and its British Overseas Territories. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ... Location of the British Overseas Territories A British Overseas Territory is one of fourteen[1] territories which are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but not considered part of the United Kingdom itself. ...

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UK for use in Scotland Image File history File links Uploaded by Ã†var ArnfjÃ¶rÃ° Bjarmason. ...

England Coat of Arms (The three Lions) File links The following pages link to this file: England Talk:England ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2007 estimate...

Government of Northern Ireland (obsolete) Image File history File links Coat of Arms for Northern Ireland, granted in 1925. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 kmÂ², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

Scotland Image File history File links Royal_Arms_of_Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II...

Crown Dependencies

Alderney Image File history File links Alderney_coat_of_arms. ... Capital St Anne Status Part of Guernsey, Crown dependency of the UK Official language(s) English Head of Government Sir Norman Browse Population 2,400 Currency Pound sterling (GBP). ...

Guernsey Image File history File links Guernsey_coa. ...

Isle of Man Image File history File links Manx_coat. ...

Jersey Image File history File links Jersey_coa. ...

British Overseas Territories

Anguilla Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Anguilla. ...

Bermuda Image File history File links Coa_Bermuda. ...

British Indian Ocean Territory Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

British Virgin Islands Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands. ...

Cayman Islands Image File history File links Cayman_Islands_coat_of_arms_large. ...

Falkland Islands Image File history File links Coa_Falkland. ...

Gibraltar Image File history File links Coa_Gibraltar. ...

Montserrat Image File history File links Coa_Montserrat. ...

Pitcairn Islands Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands. ...

Saint Helena

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken Official languages English Government British overseas territory - Head of State Queen Elizabeth II - Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total 3,903 kmÂ² 1...

Tristan da Cunha Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 kmÂ²(120. ...

Turks and Caicos Islands Image File history File links Coa_Turks_Caicos. ...

Category: British coats of arms The Coat of Arms of England The Coat of Arms of England is gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed & langued azure The Coat of Arms was introduced by King Richard I of England in the 1190s, apparently as a version of the arms of the Duchy of... The Coat of Arms of Northern Ireland The Coat of Arms of Northern Ireland was granted to the Government of Northern Ireland in 1924, after the Irish Free State had separated from the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, as used before 1603 The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland was the official coat of arms of the monarchs of Scotland, and were used as the official coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland until the Union of the Crowns in... The Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales is a coat of arms used by the Prince of Wales. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory The Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory were first granted in 1952, when the territory was still a dependancy of the Falkland Islands (along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). ... Coat of Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The Coat of Arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the creation of the territory. ... Coat of Arms of Tristan da Cunha The Coat of Arms of Tristan da Cunha were granted in 2002. ... The Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland, and the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guersey are situated in the English Channel to the west of the Cotentin Crown dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to...

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Crown Dependencies

British Overseas Territories

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