Luxembourg: Coat of arms

Last modified: 2002-12-07 by ivan sache
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• Origin of the arms
• Greater coat of arms
• Middle coat of arms
• Lesser coat of arms

See also:

• Luxembourg
• Luxembourg: Grand Duke's standard

Origin of the arms

The arms of Luxemburg date from the medieval times. Probably these are the Limburgian arms, diffentiated by changing the silver background into ten silver and blue stripes.

Source: Crampton's The World of Flags [cra90]

Before 2001, the arms were quartely Nassau and Luxemburg. They are currently quarterly Luxemburg and Nassau.

Mark Sensen, 20 May 2002

Greater coat of arms

by Santiago Dotor

Source: Mémorial, Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg #114, 14 September 2001

Middle coat of arms

by Santiago Dotor

Source: Mémorial, Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg #114, 14 September 2001

Lesser coat of arms

by Santiago Dotor

Source: Mémorial, Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg #114, 14 September 2001