Coat of arms of Estonia | |
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Armiger | Republic of Estonia |
Adopted | 19 June 1925 |
Shield | Or, three lions passant guardant azure, langued and armed gules |
Other elements | A garland of oak leaves surrounds the greater arms |
The coat of arms of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti riigivapp) is a golden shield which includes a picture of three left-facing blue lions with red tongues in the middle, with golden oak branches placed on both sides of the shield. The coat of armes was derived from the 13th century royal coat of arms of Denmark, as the Duchy of Estonia (1219–1346) in what now northern Estonia was part of Denmark at the time.