Netherlands | 1980 | 1 Guilder | Coat of arms

 Netherlands






The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm (Groot Rijkswapen) is the personal coat of arms of the Dutch monarch. A simplified version is used by the government. Its design was established by Queen Wilhelmina in 1907 and confirmed by Queen Juliana in 1980.

The arms show a golden crowned lion on a blue, gold-billetty shield, holding a sword and seven bound arrows, symbolizing the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht. The shield is crowned with the royal crown and supported by two lions above a scroll bearing the motto “Je Maintiendrai” (“I will maintain”).

In its full form, the arms are placed on a red ermine-lined mantle beneath a pavilion topped with the royal crown. Male successors may replace the crown on the shield with a helm bearing the Nassau crest.


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