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coat of arms

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  • New York state flag The New York state flag features its coat of arms.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Two birds perch on the letter C, which is flanked by Charles and Camilla's coats of arms.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The invitation features two coats of arms at the top — Charles’s on the left, and Camilla’s on the right.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Maryland state flag The Maryland flag has the coat of arms of the Calvert and Crossland families.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The lion is a symbol of England, and appears on the royal coat of arms.
    — Town & Country, 13 Apr. 2023
  • While the right side of the coat of arms represents Meghan, the left side is a reflection of Prince Harry.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Within the flowers are a lion, a unicorn, and a boar, pulled from the coats of arms of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Adopted in 1901, the flag was used for eight years before being replaced by the current blue flag with a coat of arms.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2023
  • The British royal coat of arms explained The royal coat of arms identifies the head of state in the United Kingdom.
    — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • State flag The flag also shows the coat of arms; the state's name appears above it and the year of Wisconsin's statehood, 1848, appears below.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Oil coated the wellhead, rust crept across the pump jack and a faded sign bore Remnant’s coat of arms — a bird of prey with outstretched wings perched on a shield.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The pairs are built with subtle yet enchanting details: the pins at the hinges are inspired by the heraldic coat of arms of Solomeo, the Medieval hamlet where the brand is based.
    — Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Vermont state flag The coat of arms on Vermont’s flag represents the state's agriculture.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The couple’s use of a coat of arms—despite no longer being working members of the royal family—as well as the use of Sussex in the domain name.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Great seal The seal, which includes a picture of the coat of arms, is used to authenticate certain official acts by the governor.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • In the lead-up to Vultures 1, West has worn clothing with a logo with a double-headed eagle that resembles a German coat of arms.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The shellfish appears prominently at the top of the national coat of arms and conch is widely recognized as the national dish.
    — Patrick Whittle, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The glove is adorned with an array of national emblems such as the Tudor Rose, thistle, shamrock, oak leaves, and acorns, as well as a ducal coronet and the Dukes of Newcastle’s coat of arms.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • Dempsey & Carroll, for instance, features 300 types of engraving styles; Cartier will match and ink color to a snip of thread, and, If need be, design stationery around one’s coat of arms.
    — Francesca Stanfill, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
  • One archbishop was wearing a beautiful gold ring, archaeologists said, with a coat of arms and cross made of gold.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • The queen consort's new coat of arms has additionally been hand embroidered onto her Throne Chair.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
  • But scholars of the period said those crowns tended to be depicted differently — with arches, like in the Spanish coat of arms used today.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Like it or not, that flag, with its centuries-old gold-and-black and red-and-white heraldic banners from the Calvert and Crossland families (first combined into a unified coat of arms by Cecil Calvert in the 17th century) stands out in a crowd.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The entry is topped by an archway of contrasting stone where a coat of arms depicting a shield is surrounded by oak leaves, lending the property its name: English Oaks Estate.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • What appears to be a Ukrainian identification document can be seen on the ground by the victim’s body while one attacker holds up a bulletproof vest with patches of the Ukrainian coat of arms and a skull.
    — Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • At just 4 years old, Charles attended his mother's coronation, and even received his own bright invite, decorated with trumpeting Grenadier Guards and the lion and unicorn of the royal coat of arms.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Farther along, in an arena of sorts, the neighborhoods of Najaf were marching in procession, bearing banners, coats of arms and liquid-eyed images of Hussein wearing a dark, youthful beard and a green turban.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The replica Mexican municipal building, or ayuntamiento, features the eagle and the serpent of Mexico’s coat of arms.
    — Héctor Tobar Deb Leal, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The young king’s primary achievement was the Norwegian national coat of arms, a design which took shape under his reign, according to the Large Norwegian Encyclopedia.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024

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