Coat of arms of Etzeland

Coat of arms of Etzeland
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Adopted	1737 AN
Quarterly: 1 and 4, Or a Cross Gules in dexter chief an Ampersand Sable (Artesia); 2 and 3, Purpure a Horse forcene Argent unguled Or (Rossheim); overall an inescutcheon Or an Eagle displayed Gules armed beaked and langued Azure on a Bordure Azure eight Octavian Bellflowers Argent upon the breast of the eagle an Inescutcheon quarterly Argent and Purpure in the first and fourth quarters an Ampersand Sable in the second and third quarters a Horse forcene Argent (Rossheim-Etzeterra). For Supporters, Dexter, a Greyhound Argent collared Gules; Sinister, a Horse Argent unguled Or collared Azure. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Skull and crowned with the Imperial Crown of Etzeland Proper..

The coat of arms of Etzeland is the heraldic symbol of the Grand Duchy of Etzeland and was adopted in its present form on 9.V.1737 AN.

The arms contain many allusions to the history of the area and the ancestry of the grand duke, notably the red eagle of Treisenberg, the ampersand and greyhound of the Etzeterra family, the white horse of the House of Rossheim and the bellflower of the Line of Octavius.

Previous versions

Image	Dates	Description
	1704 AN-1737 AN	Or upon an Eagle displayed Gules armed and langued Azure an Inescutcheon Argent charged with an Ampersand Sable the whole within a Bordure Azure charged with eight Octavian Bellflowers Argent. For Supporters, Dexter, a Greyhound Argent collared Gules; Sinister, a Horse Argent unguled Or collared Azure. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Skull and crowned with a Grand Ducal Crown Proper.