Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein
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The coat-of-arms of the Princely House of Liechtenstein is also used as the large arms of the nation. As the sovereign emblem of the Principality of Liechtenstein, its use is reserved to the members of the Princely House and state authorities. Private individuals may be authorized to use the large arms, if it is in the interest of the State. The arms are a history of the Princely House, and show the many different areas of Europe with which Liechtenstein has been involved, either by conquest or by marriage.
The first quarter is Silesia; the second is Kuenringe; the third quarter, the Duchy of Troppau; and the fourth quarter Rietberg or East Frisia; and the Duchy of Jägerndorf, shown chapé at the base. The small gold and red shield of the Princely House is shown in the middle of the larger shield. The Princely hat crowns a purple cloak with ermine lining behind the large coat-of-arms.
However, when the family shield is used as the small national coat-of-arms the hat rests directly on the shield.
Blazon
Arms: "Quarterly; first quarter: Or, an eagle Sable, crowned, armed Or, charged with a crescent trefly Argent ending in crosses; second quarter: barry of eight pieces Or and Sable charged with crancelin Vert; third quarter: per pale Gules and Argent; fourth quarter: Or, a maiden eagle Sable with head Argent, crowned, armed Or; fifth quarter, chapé in base: Azure, a bugle-horn Or stringed Or. Surmounting all an inestucheon of party per fess Or and Gules."
Supporter: "The whole is surrounded by the Princely cloak, or mantle, Purpure and lined Ermine."
Crown: "The Princely hat."fi:Liechtensteinin vaakuna