Coat of arms of Spain
Coat of arms of Spain
Details
Armiger
Juan Carlos I
Adopted
October 5, 1981
Crest
Spanish Royal crown
Escutcheon Quarterly: Gules, a three
towered castle Or, masoned
sable and ajouré azure, Argent,
a lion rampant
purpure(sometimes blazoned
gules) crowned Or, langued and
armed gules, Or, four pallets
gules, Gules, a cross, saltire and
orle of chains linked together
Or, a centre point vert, enté en
point; Argent, a pomegranate
proper seeded gules, supported,
sculpted and leafed in two
leaves vert
Supporters Pillars of Hercules
Motto
Plus Ultra
Other
elements
Azure bordure gules, three fleur-
de-lis Or, Imperial crown (Holy
Roman Empire, Austrian
version)
The current Coat of arms of Spain was ap-
proved by law [1] in 1981, when the present
established replaced the interim version
which, in turn, replaced the official arms of
Francoist Spain. The coat of arms appears in
the Flag of Spain.
The Spanish’ coat symbolizes in the shield,
the old kingdoms of Spain; the crown, the
Constitutional monarchy and the supporters,
the Spanish geographic situation.
Features
The Spanish coat of arms is composed of
six other arms and some additional heraldic
symbols:
Kingdoms of Spain
Addit
Arms
Meaning Details
Kingdom
of Castile
1st quarter
Gules, a three
towered castle Or,
masoned sable and
ajouré azure
Kingdom
of León
2nd quarter
Argent, a lion
rampant pur-
pure(sometimes
blazoned gules)
crowned Or,
langued and armed
gules
Crown of
Aragon
3rd quarter
Or, four pallets
gules
Kingdom
of
Navarre
4th quarter
Gules, a cross,
saltire and orle of
chains linked to-
gether Or, a centre
point vert
Arms
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Coat of arms of Spain
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Kingdom
of
Granada
enté en point
Argent, a
pomegranate prop-
er seeded gules,
supported, sculp-
ted and leafed in
two leaves vert
surmounted
by a cross on
a globe
The present design is regulated by:
• Act 33/1981, dated 5 October, on the Coat of Arms of Spain (Official Gazette nº 250, dated 19
October)
• Royal Decree 2964/1981, dated 18 December, approving the o