Remembrance Day

My Personal Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic

-          displays the three historical regions—the Czech lands—which make up the nation:

                  

                                                           

 Bohemia                                           Moravia
                                    Silesia                                                                    

The arms of Bohemia show a silver double-tailed lion on a red background. The Bohemian Lion is repeated in the lower-left-hand side of the coat of arms (from the perspective of the person holding the shield).

The Moravian red-and-silver chequered eagle is shown on a blue background. Since the days of the Habsburg Monarchy until 1918, the Moravian Eagle was chequered in the red-and-gold colours of the Habsburg dynasty

The arms of Silesia are a black eagle with the so-called "clover stalk" in her breast on a golden background, although only a small south-eastern part of the historical region (Czech Silesia) belongs to the Czech Republic.

The history of the Czech coat of armsdates back to the 13th century, when the Bohemian Lion, a meed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to King Vladislaus II of Bohemia, appeared on the seal of his Přemyslid descendant King Ottokar II (1253-1278). The Moravian Eagle was first documented on the seal of Ottokar's uncle, Margrave Přemysl (d. 1239). The shields also appeared on the coat of arms of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown established by Emperor Charles IV. The Silesian Eagle stems from the ruling dynasty of the Piasts and was first applied by Duke Henry II the Pious (1238-1241).

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

1. What does the motto "a mare usque ad mare" mean for Canada's Coat of Arm?

• “a mari usque ad mare" - . The phrase comes from the Latin Psalm 72:8 in the Holy Bible ("He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). the motto is used as a mark of authority by various government agencies and representatives.  It is also present on all denominations of Canadian paper currency, and on the cover of Canadian passports. On its own, it appears on all federal government proclamations.

2. What is BC's motto? What does BC's motto mean?

• "Spendor Sine Occasu" - one of several hand-made corrections and deletions upon the instrument; The motto is written in Latin and essentially means "splendour without diminishment" or "beauty without end”

3. On Canada's Coat of Arms, why are there 2 different flags and two different animals holding the flags?

• Supporting the shield on either side are the English lion and Scottish unicorn, which are also the supporters of the UK coat of arms; The English lion stands on the viewer's left and holds a gold-pointed silver lance flying the Union Flag. The Scottish unicorn has a gold horn, a gold mane, gold hooves, and around its neck a gold, chained coronet of crosses and fleurs-de-lis; it holds a lance flying the three gold fleurs-de-lis of royal France on a blue background.

4. What are the key symbols on BC's Coat of Arms and what do they mean?

• The Union Jack on the shield symbolizes our colonial origins. Our geographic location between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains is represented by the wavy blue and silver bars and the setting sun.
• The supporters, the stag and the ram, represent the former colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. The stag (elk) represents Vancouver Island and the ram (bighorn sheep) represents the mainland of the Province.
• The Royal Crest (the crowned lion standing on the crown), wears a collar of dogwood flowers, and sits atop the golden helmet of sovereignty. Traditional heraldic elements of a wreath and mantling represent Canada's national colours. The golden helmet of sovereignty is placed between the shield and the crest to mark B.C.'s co-sovereign status in Confederation.
• Our provincial flower, the dogwood, appears a second time entwining the Latin motto "Splendor Sine Occasu" which translates as "Splendour Without Diminishment."

5. Which Coat of Arms above do you like the most and why?

• I like the White field with blue cross and the lion because it looks kind of medieval and I like The Middle Ages.