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| [[File:1.jpg|center]] | | <seo title=" Heraldry of the World (HOTW) - the largest site on heraldry" titlemode="append" keywords="Heraldry, coats of arms, crests, armoiries, blasons, stemmi, heraldique, heraldica, escudos, armas, Brasão, heráldica, Wappen, wapens, gemeentewapens, heraldiek, araldica, Gemeindewappen, {{PAGENAME}}, Stadtwappen, Wappenrolle, Marktwappen, crest, arms, Heraldik, Herbarz Świata, विश्व की हेरलड्री, Huy hiệu của thế giới, أعلام النبلاء من العالم, বিশ্ব এর ঘোষকতা, Хералдиката на света, 世界的纹章, Heraldik af verden, Wappen der Welt, Héraldique du monde, Εραλδική του κόσμου, Skjaldarmerki heimsins, Araldica del mondo, 世界の紋章, 세상의 문장, Heraldika pasaulē, Pasaulio heraldika, Heraldikk av verden, ایین و تشریفات نشانهای از جهان, Heráldica do mundo, Геральдика мира, Heraldika sveta, Heráldica del mundo, ప్రపంచ యొక్క వంశావళి,ตราประจำตระกูลของโลก, Dünyanın merheri, Heraldik av världen"></seo> |
| Heraldry of the World is a private website which is devoted '''only''' to civic heraldry, i.e. coats of arms of cities, states, municipalities, countries etc. It also includes an attempt to make a complete catalogue of heraldic (paper based) collector's items, again with the main focus on civic heraldry. | | [[File:logo-new.jpg|400 px|center]] |
| | <big>'''Heraldry of the World''' (HOTW) is a private website which is devoted '''only''' to civic heraldry, i.e. coats of arms of cities, states, municipalities, countries etc. It also includes ecclesiastical, educational, corporate, military and institutional heraldry. A large section is also dealing with an attempt to make a complete catalogue of heraldic (paper based) collector's items.</big> |
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| The wiki-part of the site contains at present '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]]''' pages and '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFFILES}}]]''' [[:Category:Thumbnails|images]], the total site has over 50.000 pages. | | The site contains at present '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]]''' pages and '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFFILES}}]]''' [[:Category:Thumbnails|images]]. |
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| | To navigate, use the links below or the '''menu on the left''', or use the [[Special:search|'''Search''']] function. |
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| The site was created in 1996 as Nederlandse Gemeentewapens (Dutch civic arms, hence the domain name www.ngw.nl) and went global in 1999 as International Civic Arms, since 2010 it is known as Heraldry of the World. It is by far the largest collection of civic coats of arms ever published and still growing.
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| | | File:sweden.jpg|link=Heraldry by country|[[Heraldry by country|<center>'''Heraldry by country:All countries''']]</center> |
| Although as much information on the arms as possible will be included, like pictures, meaning and history, often there is just a picture, not a description of the arms, nor a history. Any additional information thus is welcome ! All information is taken from public sources (books, internet) and the sources are always mentioned and credited. Most pictures are scans from books, with the exception of the Dutch civic arms, where all the pictures are made by myself.
| | File:alloa.jj.jpg|link=Heraldic collector's items catalogue|<center>'''[[Heraldic collector's items catalogue]]'''</center> |
| | | File:Copenhagen-cat.rel.jpg|link=Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry|<center>'''[[Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry]]'''</center> |
| <hr><center><font color=red>'''NEW''' : [[Heraldry Crosswords|Heraldic crossword puzzle !]]</font></center><hr>
| | File:Persdir2.jpg|link=Military heraldry|<center>'''[[Military heraldry]]'''</center> |
| | | File:University of Cambridge.jpg|link=Category:Educational_heraldry|<center>[[:Category:Educational_heraldry|'''Educational heraldry''']] </center> |
| ==Countries==
| | File:Port of London Authority.jpg|link=Institutional heraldry|<center>'''[[Institutional heraldry]]'''</center> |
| Arms of countries, areas or provinces that do not exist anymore, are placed under the country in which the area is situated at this moment. For example, cities, which were granted arms during the Russian Empire, are now under the individual countries. Similarly, towns in the former German provinces of Prussia and Posen are placed under Poland, the South African Colonies and Homelands are under South Africa and Dutch East Indies are under Indonesia.
| | File:Ede and Ravenscroft Ltd..jpg|link=Corporate heraldry|<center>'''[[Corporate heraldry]]'''</center> |
| | | File:Ralf Hartemink arms.jpg|link=Register of personal arms|<center>'''Have your arms registered here:<br>[[Register of personal arms]]'''</center> |
| Present and former colonies and (semi-independent) overseas territories that do not form a single present country are listed under the parent country, except for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is listed separately.
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| '''<u>Largest collections</u>'''
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| |width="25%" valign="top"|over 10.000 arms
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| *[[File:germany.jpg|70 px]][[Germany]]
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| |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 5000
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| *[[File:france.jpg|70 px]][[France]]
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| |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 3000
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| *[[File:czechnat.png|60 px]][[Czech Republic]]
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| *[[File:slovakia.jpg|60 px]][[Slovakia]]
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| |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 2000
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| *[[File:austria.jpg|50 px]][[Austria]]
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| *[[File:netherlands.gif|50 px]][[Netherlands]]
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| *[[File:portugal.jpg|50 px]][[Portugal]]
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| *[[File:Switzerland.jpg|50 px]][[Switzerland]]
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| *[[File:hungary.jpg|50 px]][[Hungary]]
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| '''<u>All countries</u>'''
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| *[[Afghanistan]]
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| *[[Albania]]
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| *[[Algeria]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/andorra.htm Andorra]
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| *[[Angola]]
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| *[[Antigua and Barbuda]]
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| *[[Argentina]]
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| *[[Armenia]]
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| *[[Aruba]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/aus/aus.htm Australia]
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| **[[Christmas Island]]
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| **[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]
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| **[[Norfolk Island]]
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| *[[Austria]]
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| *[[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/azerbaid.htm Azerbaidjan]
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| *[[Bahamas]]
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| *[[Bahrain]]
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| *[[Bangladesh]]
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| *[[Barbados]]
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| *[[Belarus]]
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| *[[Belgium]]
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| **[[Ruanda-Urundi]]
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| *[[Belize]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/benin.htm Benin]
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| *[[Bhutan]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/bol/bolivia.htm Bolivia]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/bos/bosnia.htm Bosnia-Herzegovina]
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| *[[Botswana]]
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| *[[Brazil]]
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| *[[Brunei]]
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| *[[Bulgaria]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/burkina.htm Burkina Faso]
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| *[[Burundi]]
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| *[[Cambodia]]
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| *[[Cameroon]]
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| *[[Canada]]
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| *[[Cape Verde]]
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| *[[Central African Republic]]
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| *[[Chad]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/chi/chile.htm Chile]
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| *[[China]]
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| **[[Hong Kong]]
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| **[[Macau]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/col/colombia.htm Colombia]
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| *[[Comoros]]
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| *[[Congo (Brazzaville)]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/zaire.htm Congo (former Zaire)]
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| *[[Cook Islands]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/cam/costaric.htm Costa Rica]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/cro/croatia.htm Croatia]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/cuba.htm Cuba]
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| *[[Curaçao]]
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| *[[Cyprus]]
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| *[[Czech Republic]]
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| *[[Denmark]]
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| **[[Føroyar]]
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| **[[Greenland]]
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| *[[Djibouti]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/dominica.htm Dominica]
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| *[[Dominican Republic]]
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| *[[East Timor]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ecu/ecuador.htm Ecuador]
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| *[[Egypt]]
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| *[[El Salvador]]
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| *[[Equatorial Guinea]]
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| *[[Eritrea]]
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| *[[Estonia]]
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| *[[Ethiopia]]
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| *[[Fiji]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/fin/finland.htm Finland]
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| *[[France]]
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| **[[French Antarctic Territory]]
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| **[[French Guyana]]
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| **[[French Polynesia]]
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| **[[Guadeloupe]]
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| **[[Martinique]]
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| **[[Mayotte]]
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| **[[New Caledonia]]
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| **[[Réunion]]
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| **[[Saint Pierre et Miquelon]]
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| **[[Wallis et Futuna]]
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| *[[Gabon]]
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| *[[Gambia]]
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| *[[Georgia]]
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| *[[Germany]]
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| *[[Ghana]]
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| *[[Greece]]
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| *[[Grenada]]
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| *[[Guatemala]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guibis.htm Guinea Bissau]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guinee.htm Guinee]
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| *[[Guyana]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/haiti.htm Haiti]
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| *[[Honduras]]
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| *[[Hungary]]
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| *[[Iceland]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/india/india.htm India]
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| *[[Indonesia]]
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| *[[Iran]]
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| *[[Iraq]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ier/ireland.htm Ireland]
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| *[[Israel]]
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| *[[Italy]]
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| **[[Italian East Africa]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/ivory.htm Ivory Coast]
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| *[[Jamaica]]
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| *[[Japan]]
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| *[[Jordan]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kazach.htm Kazakhstan]
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| *[[Kenya]]
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| *[[Kiribati]]
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| *[[Kuwait]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kyrgyzstan.htm Kyrgyzstan]
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| *[[Laos]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/lat/latvia.htm Latvia]
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| *[[Lebanon]]
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| *[[Lesotho]]
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| *[[Liberia]]
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| *[[Libya]]
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| *[[Liechtenstein]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/lit/lithuan.htm Lithuania]
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| *[[Luxembourg]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/mac/mac.htm Macedonia]
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| *[[Madagascar]]
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| *[[Malawi]]
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| *[[Malaysia]]
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| *[[Maldives]]
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| *[[Mali]]
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| *[[Malta]]
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| *[[Marshall islands]]
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| *[[Mauritania]]
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| *[[Mauritius]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/mex/mexico.htm Mexico]
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| *[[Micronesia]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/md/moldova.htm Moldova]
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| *[[Monaco]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/mongolia.htm Mongolia]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/yug/montenegro.htm Montenegro]
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| *[[Morocco]]
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| *[[Mozambique]]
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| *[[Myanmar]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/namibia.htm Namibia]
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| *[[Nauru]]
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| *[[Nepal]]
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| *[[Netherlands]]
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| **[[Netherlands Antilles]]
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| *[[New Zealand]]
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| **[[Tokelau]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/cam/nicaragu.htm Nicaragua]
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| *[[Niger]]
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| *[[Nigeria]]
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| *[[Niue]]
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| *[[North Korea]]
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| *[[Norway]]
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| *[[Oman]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/pakistan.htm Pakistan]
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| *[[Palau]]
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| *[[Panama]]
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| *[[Papua New Guinea]]
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| *[[Paraguay]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/peru/peru.htm Peru]
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| *[[Philippines]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/pol/poland.htm Poland]
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| *[[Portugal]]
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| **[[Portuguese India]]
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| *[[Qatar]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rom/romania.htm Romania]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rus/russia.htm Russia]
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| *[[Rwanda]]
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| *[[Samoa]]
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| *[[San Marino]]
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| *[[São Tomé e Príncipe]]
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| *[[Saudi Arabia]]
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| *[[Senegal]]
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| *[[Serbia]]
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| *[[Seychelles]]
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| *[[Sierra Leone]]
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| *[[Singapore]]
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| *[[Slovakia]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/slv/slovenia.htm Slovenia]
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| *[[Solomon Islands]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/somalia.htm Somalia]
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| *[[South Africa]]
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| *[[South Korea]]
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| *[[South Sudan]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/spa/spain.htm Spain]
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| **[[Spanish West Africa]]
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| *[[Sri Lanka]]
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| *[[Saint Kitts and Nevis|St. Kitts and Nevis]]
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| *[[Saint Lucia|St. Lucia]]
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| *[[Sint Maarten]]
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| *[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent]]
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| *[[Sudan]]
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| *[[Suriname]]
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| *[[Swaziland]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/sweden.htm Sweden]
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| *[[Switzerland]]
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| *[[Syria]]
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| *[[Taiwan]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/tajikistan.htm Tajikistan]
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| *[[Tanzania]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/thailand.htm Thailand]
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| *[[Togo]]
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| *[[Tonga]]
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| *[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
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| *[[Tunisia]]
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| *[[Turkey]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/turkmen.htm Turkmenistan]
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| *[[Tuvalu]]
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| *[[Uganda]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ukr/ukraine.htm Ukraine]
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| *[[United Arab Emirates]]
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| *[[United Kingdom]]
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| **[[Anguilla]]
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| **[[Ascension Island]]
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| **[[Bermuda]]
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| **[[British Antarctic Territory]]
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| **[[British Indian Ocean Territory]]
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| **[[British Virgin Islands]]
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| **[[Cayman Islands]]
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| **[[Falkland Islands]]
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| **[[Falkland Islands Dependencies]]
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| **[[Gibraltar]]
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| **[[Leeward Islands]]
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| **[[Montserrat]]
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| **[[Pitcairn Island]]
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| **[[Saint Helena]]
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| **[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
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| **[[Straits Settlements]]
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| **[[Tristan da Cunha]]
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| **[[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
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| **[[West Indies Federation]]
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| *[[United States]]
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| **[[American Samoa]]
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| **[[Puerto Rico]]
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| **[[Guam]]
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| **[[US Virgin Islands]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/uru/uruguay.htm Uruguay]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/uzbek.htm Uzbekistan]
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| *[[Vanuatu]]
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| *[[Vatican City]]
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| *[[Vietnam]]
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| *[[Yemen]]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/zam/zambia.htm Zambia]
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| *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/zim/zimbabwe.htm Zimbabwe]
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| For arms of non-existing or phantasy states see [[:Category:Micro-Nations|Micro-Nations]]
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| ==Collector's Items==
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| The site also has a large section on heraldic collector's items
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| File:oldenkott2.jpg|[[Heraldic albums]] | |
| File:Ayr.jj.jpg|[[Heraldic postcards]]
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| File:lt-623.jpg|[[Heraldic stamps]] (normal postage) | |
| File:14c.ape.jpg|[[Heraldic cinderellas]] (non official postage stamps)
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| File:dinan.lau.jpg|[[Heraldic tobacco cards]] (cigarette cards)
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| File:bulgarije.kh.jpg|[[Heraldic trade cards]]
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| File:leiden.newa.jpg|[[Heraldic cigar bonds]] | |
| File:1914.mka.jpg|[[Heraldic calendars]]
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| File:cromarty.crc.jpg|[[Crested china]]
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| File:bamberg.lowen.jpg|[[Heraldic matchbox labels]] | |
| File:phc-de-mainfranken.jpg|[[Heraldic phone- and chipcards]]
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| File:bad-sege1.jpg|[[:Category:Heraldic Notgeld images|Notgeld (emergency money)]]
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| File:biot-c1.jpg|[[:Category:Heraldic coins|Heraldic coins]]
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| File:edam.tile.jpg|[[:Category:Heraldic tiles|Heraldic tiles]]
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| File:erdingz1.jpg|[[:Category:Seals|Heraldic seals]] | |
| File:pol-groningen.JPG|[[:Category:Heraldic Police Badges|Heraldic police badges]]
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| More at the [[Heraldic collector's items catalogue]].
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| *[[:Category:Heraldic architecture collections|Series of heraldic images from buildings etc.]]
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| I am always looking for new items for the collection, see the [[Wanted]] page !
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| ==Educational and religious heraldry==
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| There are separate sections for both educational (schools, universities ect) and religious (or ecclesiastical) heraldry.
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| *[[File:Ostravao.rel.jpg|60 px]][[Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry]] of any denomination. Arms of (arch)bishops are included, but not of individuals of lower rank
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| *[[File:Crandall-uni.jpg|60 px]][[:Category:Educational heraldry]] includes arms of schools, colleges and universities wordwide.
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| ==About the site==
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| *[[Contact]] Contact and e-mail
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| *[[Links]]
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| *Awards
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| |align="center"|[[File:award1.gif|center]] <br/>Cool Site (1998)
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| |align="center"|[[File:lycosaward.gif|center]] <br/>Lycos (1999)
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| |align="center"|[[File:award.png|center]] <br/>Sitekeuring.NET Award (2013)
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| *Donations
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| The site is a private site, which is maintained by one person only since 1996. It is my hobby, which takes much time and money (books, hosting etc etc), which is OK for me. My only income for the site is the advertisments on the bottom of this page as well a bit from sales on eBay.<br>
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| If you want to donate items or images, click [[Wanted|here]], for financial donations please do so using [http://www.paypal.com PayPal] to <strong>webmaster@ngw.nl</strong> or by normal mail to the contact address mentioned in the [[contact]] page. For security, I will not send any bank details by e-mail. People or companies that have donated money, will be mentioned with name of logo on this page if wanted. Please contact me if you would like to be mentioned.
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| Thank you !
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| Ralf Hartemink
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