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The greater state arms of Latvia, with a griffin on the shield and a griffin as supporter. The coat of arms of Latvia has a griffin on the shield and a griffin as a supporter. The griffin on the shield is holding a sword and is the symbol of Vidzeme and Latgale (Eastern Latvia), one of the historical territories making up modern day Latvia.
The oldest known reference to the use of the griffin as a heraldic symbol in Western Pomerania comes from a document that can be dated between 1191 and 1194. It was a deed of donation from duchess Anastasia of Greater Poland and her sons, Bogislaw II and Casimir II, rulers of the Duchy of Pomerania, to a church in Budzistowo.
The heraldic griffin "denote[d] strength and military, courage and leadership", according to one source. [145] That it became a Christian symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine, [146] was already touched upon above. Griffins may be shown in a variety of poses, but in British heraldry are never shown with their wings closed.
Other heraldic attitudes, such as volant (flying), describe the positions of birds, exemplified by the bird most usual to heraldry – the heraldic eagle; moreover, birds also are described by the positions of their wings. [1] The term naiant (swimming) applies to fish, swans, ducks, and geese.
The silver griffin from the Coat of arms of Livonia represents Vidzeme and Latgalia. [6] The Gryf coat of arms as the heraldic symbol of the Duchy of Livonia was granted in 1566, when the territories known today as Vidzeme and Latgale had come under the control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The red lion and silver griffin are also used as ...
In the 1730s, the design had become the symbol of the entire West Pomerania. [1] The coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship was designed by Jerzy Bąk. The design was based on the red griffin present on the banner used by the forces of Casimir V, duke of Pomerania-Stettin, during the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. [1]
According to the Swedish Heraldry Society, the arms were created for Gustav Vasa's funeral, and the choice of the griffin as charge may have been influenced by the name of Gripsholm (once home of Bo Jonsson Grip). [48] Since 1884, the coat of arms is represented with a ducal coronet. The same coat of arms was granted to Södermanland county in ...
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.