Coat of arms of Montecara: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 11: Line 11:
|use              = Laws, proclamations, passports, and other official documents
|use              = Laws, proclamations, passports, and other official documents
}}
}}
The '''coat of arms of Montecara''' is the official {{wp|Heraldry|heraldic}} symbol of [[Montecara]]. The current version was adopted along with the [[Constitution of Montecara|Montecaran constitution]] on 11 June 1936 and is based on the traditional arms of Montecara that date back to at least the fourteenth century.  
The '''coat of arms of Montecara''' is the official {{wp|Heraldry|heraldic}} symbol of [[Montecara]]. The current version was adopted along with the [[Constitution of Montecara|Montecaran constitution]] on 11 June 1936 and is based on the traditional arms of Montecara dating to the fourteenth century.  


The design of the coat of arms consists of a shield bearing the same design as the [[Flag of Montecara|flag of Montecara]] wreathed by branches of oak and laurel, representing endurance and virtue respectively. The crest at top is a civic crown, representing the status of Montecara's citizens as collective sovereign of their city-state.
== Design ==
The design consists of a shield bearing the same design as the [[Flag of Montecara|flag of Montecara]] wreathed by branches of oak and laurel, representing endurance and virtue respectively. The crest at top is a civic crown, representing the status of Montecara's citizens as collective sovereign of their city-state.


=== Escutcheon ===
=== Supporters ===
=== Crest ===
[[File:The so called “Augustus Bevilacqua”, bust of the emperor Augustus wearing the Corona Civica, Glyptothek, Munich (9897920023).jpg|thumb|200px|left|The civic crown as it appears on a bust of the emperor ]]
== Legal status ==
[[File:MC-passport.png|thumb|right|250px|The coat of arms as it appears on the cover of Montecaran passports]]
As provided for in the Montecaran constitution, use of the coat of arms is the exclusive right of the Montecaran government:  
As provided for in the Montecaran constitution, use of the coat of arms is the exclusive right of the Montecaran government:  
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
The coat of arms is to be reserved for the use of the state and its organs. Laws and regulations providing for the licit and dignified use of the national symbols may be enacted.
The coat of arms is to be reserved for the use of the state and its organs. Laws and regulations providing for the licit and dignified use of the national symbols may be enacted.
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
[[File:MC-passport.png|thumb|left|The coat of arms as it appears on the cover of Montecaran passports]]


{{Template:Montecara topics}}
{{Template:Montecara topics}}

Revision as of 22:46, 2 March 2022

Coat of arms of Montecara
File:MontecaraCoA.png
CrestCivic crown
BlazonArgent two bars Gules
SupportersA garland of oak and laurel bound with a ribbon Gules, with finials Or, hung from a rod Or
UseLaws, proclamations, passports, and other official documents

The coat of arms of Montecara is the official heraldic symbol of Montecara. The current version was adopted along with the Montecaran constitution on 11 June 1936 and is based on the traditional arms of Montecara dating to the fourteenth century.

Design

The design consists of a shield bearing the same design as the flag of Montecara wreathed by branches of oak and laurel, representing endurance and virtue respectively. The crest at top is a civic crown, representing the status of Montecara's citizens as collective sovereign of their city-state.

Escutcheon

Supporters

Crest

The civic crown as it appears on a bust of the emperor

Legal status

The coat of arms as it appears on the cover of Montecaran passports

As provided for in the Montecaran constitution, use of the coat of arms is the exclusive right of the Montecaran government:

The coat of arms is to be reserved for the use of the state and its organs. Laws and regulations providing for the licit and dignified use of the national symbols may be enacted.