Coat of arms of the Czech Republic

Greater coat of arms
of the Czech Republic
Versions
Presidential version with the motto used on Czech Presidential Standard
ArmigerCzech Republic
Adopted17 December 1992
ShieldQuarterly: first and fourth gules, a lion rampant queue forchée argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Bohemia); second azure, an eagle displayed chequé gules and argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Moravia); third Or, an eagle displayed sable armed and langued gules crowned of the field and charged on the breast with a crescent terminating in trefoils at each end with issuing from the centrepoint a cross patée argent (Silesia).
CompartmentThe leaves of the linden tree and the red ribbon with the National Motto
MottoPRAVDA VÍTĚZÍ
"TRUTH PREVAILS"
DesignerJiří Louda
Lesser coat of arms
of the Czech Republic
ArmigerCzech Republic
Adopted17 December 1992
Shielda lion rampant queue forchée argent armed, langued and crowned Or (Czech lands)
DesignerJiří Louda

The coat of arms of the Czech Republic (Czech: Státní znak České republiky) is divided into two principal variants. Greater coat of arms displays the three historical regions—the Czech lands—which make up the nation. Lesser coat of arms displays lone silver double-tailed lion in red shield. The current coats of arms, which was adopted in 1992, was designed by Czech heraldist Jiří Louda.[1]

  1. ^ Velinger, Jan (2015-09-02). "Heraldist, WWII vet, Jiří Louda dies at 94". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

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