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From <www.latinst.lv>:
The Latvian national coat of
arms was formed after the proclamation of an independent
Latvian Republic and was specially created for its independent
statehood. The national coat of arms combines symbols of Latvian
national statehood as well as symbols of ancient historical
districts. The sun in the upper part of the coat of arms
symbolises Latvian national statehood. A stylised depiction of
the sun was used as a symbol of distinction and national identity
by Latvian riflemen – latviesu strelnieki – recruited
into the Russian imperial army during WWI. During WWI the sun
figure fashioned with 17 rays that symbolised the 17 inhabited
Latvian districts. The three stars above the coat of arms embody
the idea of the inclusion of historical districts (united Kurzeme
– Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale) into a united Latvia.
Culturally historical regions are also characterised by older
heraldic figures, which already appeared in the 1600's. Kuzeme
and Zemgale (Western Latvia and South-western Latvia) are
symbolised by a red lion. The lion appears as early as 1569 in
the coat of arms of the former duke of Kurzeme. Vidzeme and
Latgale (North-eastern Latvia and South-eastern Latvia) are
symbolised by the legendary winged silver creature with an
eagle’s head, a griffin. This symbol appeared in 1566, when
the territories known today as Vidzeme and Latgale had come under
Polish - Lithuanian control. The Latvian artist Rihards Zarins
designed the Latvian national coat of arms.
Santiago Dotor and Jarig Bakker, 13 May 2000
There are three types, all are used, some more often than
others. The big coat of arms is used on all documents the
Government of Latvia sends out, signs or seen from embassies all
over the world. There are two lesser coat of arms, used by
the lesser people in government.
Zachary Harden, 15 November 2001
From <www.welcome.lv>:
The coat of Arms combines symbols of Latvian national statehood
(three stars, the sea and the sun) as well as symbols
representing ancient historical districts: Kurzeme and Zemgale
are depicted by a lion, Vidzeme and Latgale are depicted by the
legendary winged silver creature with an eagle’s head, a
griffin.
Dov Gutterman, 25 January 2002
I was looking on the Coat of Arms image in [neu92] and noticed that the red used
in the Coat of Arms and supporter is just plain normal herladic
red, while the one used for the ribbon in the national colours is
the peculiar dark red. This is, IMHO, quite approprately.
Željko Heimer, 8 April 2002
Thats not right. In Coat of Arms is used one shade of red but
different from "Flag red".
There are CMYK values:
FLAG Red: 25, 100, 100, 0
Coat of Arms Red: 10, 100, 100, 0, Gold: 10, 35, 90, 0, Silver:
34, 22, 23, 0, Green: 90, 20, 90, 0, Blue: 100, 55, 0, 0.
Gvido Pētersons, 9 April 2002
The Album [pay00] is following
this quite so (though not with the exactly the same CMYK values -
where are they from?). But, the colour standardization must be a
new thing, and certainly it was not so in time of preparation of
the
Flaggenbuch.
Željko Heimer, 9 April 2002
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The Chancellery of the Saeima, the Chancellery of the President and the State Chancellery, institutions or officials approved by the Saeima, institutions under the direct subordination or supervision of the Cabinet of Ministers and ministries, ministries, the State Audit Office, the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Bank of Latvia are entitled to use the supplemented small state coat of arms. Legal offices and courts can also use these arms, among others, to denote an order's legal standing in Latvia. The supplemented small national coat of arms can be used on diplomas or other documents issued by educational institutions other than universities.
Zachary Harden, 03 November 2021
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The minor coat of arms can be used by any government agency that does not have approved symbols and local government units or civic institutions that serve the public at large.
Zachary Harden, 03 November 2021
The first coat of arms of the state of
Latvia. (adopted 2 December 1918 ) was designed by professor
Burkards Dzenis.
The arms in the middle of the first
latvian flag with the official coat of arms presents the
rising sun with a L and three stars, the historical latvian
provinces of Kurzeme (Courland), Vidzeme (part of Livonia) and
Latgale.
Guy Babonneau, 29 January 2006
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