Coat of arms of Romania
coat of arms
The Coat of arms of Romania is the coat of arms that has been adopted by the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992. The design for it came from the coat of arms that the Kingdom of Romania created back in 1922. It displays a golden aquila that is holding a cross in its beak. It also shows a mace and a sword in its claws. It contains the three colors of the Flag of Romania: red, yellow, and blue.
| Coat of arms of Romania | |
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| Versions | |
 The version used for the seals of the Ministers, and on the identity cards | |
| Details | |
| Armiger | Romania |
| Adopted | 1992 |
| Crest | None |
| Escutcheon | golden aquila; aurochs; dolphins; a black eagle, seven castles, a sun and a moon; lion and a bridge |
| Supporters | None |
| Other elements | in the aquila's claws: a mace and a sword in the aquila's beak: an Orthodox cross |
| Earlier versions | 1922-1947, the Kingdom of Romania |
| Use | on the national currency, in school classes, in the Parliament, on the official buildings, on Passports, on ID cards, in the header of the official documents (including diplomas) |
