Coat of arms of Finland
The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured human arm brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws. The coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580.
| Coat of arms of Finland | |
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| Versions | |
The banner of arms, which served as state flag from December 1917 to May 1918 | |
| Armiger | Republic of Finland |
| Adopted | First documented in the 1580s. Current version official since 1978. |
| Shield | Gules, sémy of nine roses Argent, a crowned lion rampant Or armed of the same trampling a sabre Argent hilted and pommeled Or, his dexter foreleg in the form of an arm in armour Argent garnished Or bearing aloft a sword Argent hilted and pommeled Or. |
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