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|align="center"|[[File:monaco2.kh.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
|align="center"|[[File:monaco2.kh.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.bd.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a French postcard from the 1970s
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|align="center"|[[File:monaco.honig.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.honig.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
|align="center"|[[File:10-monaco.fer.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Uruguayan cigarette card from around 1920
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|align="center"|[[File:10-monaco.fer.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a Uruguayan cigarette card from around 1920
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.hagfr.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.hagfr.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
|align="center"|[[File:Mc-1947max.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard from 1949
|align="center"|[[File:Mc-1947max.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard from 1949
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|align="center"|[[File:Mc-p85.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a modern stamp
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|align="center"|[[File:monaco.bd.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a French postcard from the 1970s
|align="center"|[[File:monaco.bd.jpg|center|250 px]]  <br/>The arms on a French postcard from the 1970s
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|align="center"|[[File:Monaco gate.JPG|center|400 px]]  <br/>The arms above gate of Prince's Palace of Monaco, photo by Heikki Halkosaari, 2014
|align="center"|[[File:Monaco gate.JPG|center|400 px]]  <br/>The arms above gate of Prince's Palace of Monaco, photo by Heikki Halkosaari, 2014
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Revision as of 13:24, 1 January 2019

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THE NATIONAL ARMS OF MONACO

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

These are the arms of the Grimaldi family. The supporters, two monks holding swords, recall how the disguise under which the first Grimaldi to rule over Monaco penetrated the fort in 1297. The chain is the Order of Charles the Holy and was added in the early 20th century.

The motto Deo Juvante, is Latin for With God's help and is the motto of the Grimaldi family.


The arms are also used by the Prince as well as the city of Monaco.

Offical use of the arms :

Monaco2.jpg

The arms at the consulate in Estonia (source:Wikipedia)
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The arms at the embassy in Paris (source:Wikipedia,
monks look decapitated, but sticker with the arms has curled !)
Monacoc1.jpg

The arms on a 1982 coin
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The arms on a 2009 car license plate

Other uses:

Monaco2.kh.jpg

The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
Monaco.bd.jpg

The arms on a French postcard from the 1970s
Monaco.honig.jpg

The arms on a Dutch trade card from around 1910
10-monaco.fer.jpg

The arms on a Uruguayan cigarette card from around 1920
Monaco.hagfr.jpg

The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
Mc-1947max.jpg

The arms on a postcard from 1949
Mc-p85.jpg

The arms on a modern stamp
Monaco.bd.jpg

The arms on a French postcard from the 1970s
Monaco gate.JPG

The arms above gate of Prince's Palace of Monaco, photo by Heikki Halkosaari, 2014



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