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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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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.'''<u>Largest collections</u>''' | ||
'''<u>Largest collections</u>''' | |||
{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0" | {|width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0" | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"|over 10.000 arms | |width="25%" valign="top"|over 10.000 arms | ||
*[[File:germany.jpg|70 px]][[Germany]] | * [[File:germany.jpg|70 px]][[Germany]] | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"|Over 5000 | |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 5000 | ||
*[[File:france.jpg|70 px]][[France]] | * [[File:france.jpg|70 px]][[France]] | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"|Over 3000 | |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 3000 | ||
*[[File:czechnat.png|60 px]][[Czech Republic]] | * [[File:czechnat.png|60 px]][[Czech Republic]] | ||
*[[File:slovakia.jpg|60 px]][[Slovakia]] | * [[File:slovakia.jpg|60 px]][[Slovakia]] | ||
*[[File:Switzerland.jpg|60 px]][[Switzerland]] | * [[File:Switzerland.jpg|60 px]][[Switzerland]] | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"|Over 2000 | |width="25%" valign="top"|Over 2000 | ||
*[[File:austria.jpg|40 px]][[Austria]] | * [[File:austria.jpg|40 px]][[Austria]] | ||
*[[File:netherlands.gif|40 px]][[Netherlands]] | * [[File:netherlands.gif|40 px]][[Netherlands]] | ||
*[[File:portugal.jpg|40 px]][[Portugal]] | * [[File:portugal.jpg|40 px]][[Portugal]] | ||
*[[File:hungary.jpg|40 px]][[Hungary]] | * [[File:hungary.jpg|40 px]][[Hungary]] | ||
|} | |}'''<u>All countries</u>''' | ||
'''<u>All countries</u>''' | |||
{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0" | {|width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0" | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"| | |width="25%" valign="top"| | ||
*[[Afghanistan]] | * [[Afghanistan]] | ||
*[[Albania]] | * [[Albania]] | ||
*[[Algeria]] | * [[Algeria]] | ||
*[[Andorra]] | * [[Andorra]] | ||
*[[Angola]] | * [[Angola]] | ||
*[[Antigua and Barbuda]] | * [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | ||
*[[Argentina]] | * [[Argentina]] | ||
*[[Armenia]] | * [[Armenia]] | ||
*[[Aruba]] | * [[Aruba]] | ||
*[ | * [[Australia]] | ||
**[[Christmas Island]] | ** [[Christmas Island]] | ||
**[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] | ** [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] | ||
**[[Norfolk Island]] | ** [[Norfolk Island]] | ||
*[[Austria]] | * [[Austria]] | ||
*[[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] | * [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/azerbaid.htm | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/azerbaid.htm Azerbaijan] | ||
*[[Bahamas]] | * [[Bahamas]] | ||
*[[Bahrain]] | * [[Bahrain]] | ||
*[[Bangladesh]] | * [[Bangladesh]] | ||
*[[Barbados]] | * [[Barbados]] | ||
*[[Belarus]] | * [[Belarus]] | ||
*[[Belgium]] | * [[Belgium]] | ||
**[[Ruanda-Urundi]] | ** [[Ruanda-Urundi]] | ||
*[[Belize]] | * [[Belize]] | ||
*[[Benin]] | * [[Benin]] | ||
*[[Bhutan]] | * [[Bhutan]] | ||
*[ | * [[Bolivia]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/bos/bosnia.htm Bosnia-Herzegovina] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/bos/bosnia.htm Bosnia-Herzegovina] | ||
*[[Botswana]] | * [[Botswana]] | ||
*[[Brazil]] | * [[Brazil]] | ||
*[[Brunei]] | * [[Brunei]] | ||
*[[Bulgaria]] | * [[Bulgaria]] | ||
*[ | * [[Burkina Faso]] | ||
*[[Burundi]] | * [[Burundi]] | ||
*[[Cambodia]] | * [[Cambodia]] | ||
*[[Cameroon]] | * [[Cameroon]] | ||
*[[Canada]] | * [[Canada]] | ||
*[[Cape Verde]] | * [[Cape Verde]] | ||
*[[Central African Republic]] | * [[Central African Republic]] | ||
*[[Chad]] | * [[Chad]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/chi/chile.htm Chile] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/chi/chile.htm Chile] | ||
*[[China]] | * [[China]] | ||
**[[Hong Kong]] | ** [[Hong Kong]] | ||
**[[Macau]] | ** [[Macau]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/col/colombia.htm Colombia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/col/colombia.htm Colombia] | ||
*[[Comoros]] | * [[Comoros]] | ||
*[[Congo (Brazzaville)]] | * [[Congo (Brazzaville)]] | ||
*[ | * [[Congo]] | ||
*[[Cook Islands]] | * [[Cook Islands]] | ||
*[[Costa Rica]] | * [[Costa Rica]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/cro/croatia.htm Croatia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/cro/croatia.htm Croatia] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/cuba.htm Cuba] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/cuba.htm Cuba] | ||
*[[Curaçao]] | * [[Curaçao]] | ||
*[[Cyprus]] | * [[Cyprus]] | ||
*[[Czech Republic]] | * [[Czech Republic]] | ||
*[[Denmark]] | * [[Denmark]] | ||
**[[Føroyar]] | ** [[Føroyar]] | ||
**[[Greenland]] | ** [[Greenland]] | ||
*[[Djibouti]] | * [[Djibouti]] | ||
*[ | * [[Dominica]] | ||
*[[Dominican Republic]] | * [[Dominican Republic]] | ||
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*[[ | * [[Timor-Leste]] | ||
*[ | * [[Ecuador]] | ||
*[[Egypt]] | * [[Egypt]] | ||
*[[El Salvador]] | * [[El Salvador]] | ||
*[[Equatorial Guinea]] | * [[Equatorial Guinea]] | ||
*[[Eritrea]] | * [[Eritrea]] | ||
*[[Estonia]] | * [[Estonia]] | ||
*[[Ethiopia]] | * [[Ethiopia]] | ||
*[[Fiji]] | * [[Fiji]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/fin/finland.htm Finland] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/fin/finland.htm Finland] | ||
*[[France]] | * [[France]] | ||
**[[French Antarctic Territory]] | ** [[French Antarctic Territory]] | ||
**[[French | ** [[French Guiana]] | ||
**[[French Polynesia]] | ** [[French Polynesia]] | ||
**[[Guadeloupe]] | ** [[Guadeloupe]] | ||
**[[Martinique]] | ** [[Martinique]] | ||
**[[Mayotte]] | ** [[Mayotte]] | ||
**[[New Caledonia]] | ** [[New Caledonia]] | ||
**[[Réunion]] | ** [[Réunion]] | ||
**[[Saint Pierre et Miquelon]] | ** [[Saint Pierre et Miquelon]] | ||
**[[Wallis et Futuna]] | ** [[Wallis et Futuna]] | ||
*[[Gabon]] | * [[Gabon]] | ||
*[[Gambia]] | * [[Gambia]] | ||
*[[Georgia]] | * [[Georgia]] | ||
*[[Germany]] | * [[Germany]] | ||
*[[Ghana]] | * [[Ghana]] | ||
*[[Greece]] | * [[Greece]] | ||
*[[Grenada]] | * [[Grenada]] | ||
*[[Guatemala]] | * [[Guatemala]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guibis.htm Guinea Bissau] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guibis.htm Guinea Bissau] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guinee.htm Guinee] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/guinee.htm Guinee] | ||
*[[Guyana]] | * [[Guyana]] | ||
*[ | *[[Haiti]] | ||
*[[Honduras]] | * [[Honduras]] | ||
*[[Hungary]] | * [[Hungary]] | ||
*[[Iceland]] | * [[Iceland]] | ||
*[ | * [[India]] | ||
*[[Indonesia]] | * [[Indonesia]] | ||
*[[Iran]] | * [[Iran]] | ||
*[[Iraq]] | * [[Iraq]] | ||
*[[Ireland]] | * [[Ireland]] | ||
*[[Israel]] | * [[Israel]] | ||
*[[Italy]] | * [[Italy]] | ||
**[[Italian East Africa]] | ** [[Italian East Africa]] | ||
*[[Ivory Coast]] | * [[Ivory Coast]] | ||
*[[Jamaica]] | * [[Jamaica]] | ||
*[[Japan]] | * [[Japan]] | ||
*[[Jordan]] | * [[Jordan]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kazach.htm Kazakhstan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kazach.htm Kazakhstan] | ||
*[[Kenya]] | * [[Kenya]] | ||
*[[Kiribati]] | * [[Kiribati]] | ||
*[[Kuwait]] | * [[Kuwait]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kyrgyzstan.htm Kyrgyzstan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/kyrgyzstan.htm Kyrgyzstan] | ||
*[[Laos]] | * [[Laos]] | ||
*[ | * [[Latvia]] | ||
*[[Lebanon]] | * [[Lebanon]] | ||
*[[Lesotho]] | * [[Lesotho]] | ||
*[[Liberia]] | * [[Liberia]] | ||
*[[Libya]] | * [[Libya]] | ||
*[[Liechtenstein]] | * [[Liechtenstein]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/lit/lithuan.htm Lithuania] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/lit/lithuan.htm Lithuania] | ||
*[[Luxembourg]] | * [[Luxembourg]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/mac/mac.htm Macedonia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/mac/mac.htm Macedonia] | ||
|width="25%" valign="top"| | |width="25%" valign="top"| | ||
*[[Madagascar]] | * [[Madagascar]] | ||
*[[Malawi]] | * [[Malawi]] | ||
*[[Malaysia]] | * [[Malaysia]] | ||
*[[Maldives]] | * [[Maldives]] | ||
*[[Mali]] | * [[Mali]] | ||
*[[Malta]] | * [[Malta]] | ||
*[[Marshall islands]] | * [[Marshall islands]] | ||
*[[Mauritania]] | * [[Mauritania]] | ||
*[[Mauritius]] | * [[Mauritius]] | ||
*[ | * [[Mexico]] | ||
*[[Micronesia]] | * [[Micronesia]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/md/moldova.htm Moldova] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/oveur/md/moldova.htm Moldova] | ||
*[[Monaco]] | * [[Monaco]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/mongolia.htm Mongolia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/mongolia.htm Mongolia] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/yug/montenegro.htm Montenegro] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/yug/montenegro.htm Montenegro] | ||
*[[Morocco]] | * [[Morocco]] | ||
*[[Mozambique]] | * [[Mozambique]] | ||
*[[Myanmar]] | * [[Myanmar]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/namibia.htm Namibia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/namibia.htm Namibia] | ||
*[[Nauru]] | * [[Nauru]] | ||
*[[Nepal]] | * [[Nepal]] | ||
*[[Netherlands]] | * [[Netherlands]] | ||
**[[Netherlands Antilles]] | ** [[Netherlands Antilles]] | ||
*[[New Zealand]] | * [[New Zealand]] | ||
**[[Tokelau]] | ** [[Tokelau]] | ||
*[ | * [[Nicaragua]] | ||
*[[Niger]] | * [[Niger]] | ||
*[[Nigeria]] | * [[Nigeria]] | ||
*[[Niue]] | * [[Niue]] | ||
*[[North Korea]] | * [[North Korea]] | ||
*[[Norway]] | * [[Norway]] | ||
*[[Oman]] | * [[Oman]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/pakistan.htm Pakistan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/pakistan.htm Pakistan] | ||
*[[Palau]] | * [[Palau]] | ||
*[[Panama]] | * [[Panama]] | ||
*[[Papua New Guinea]] | * [[Papua New Guinea]] | ||
*[[Paraguay]] | * [[Paraguay]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/peru/peru.htm Peru] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/peru/peru.htm Peru] | ||
*[[Philippines]] | * [[Philippines]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/pol/poland.htm Poland] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/pol/poland.htm Poland] | ||
*[[Portugal]] | * [[Portugal]] | ||
**[[Portuguese India]] | ** [[Portuguese India]] | ||
*[[Qatar]] | * [[Qatar]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rom/romania.htm Romania] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rom/romania.htm Romania] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rus/russia.htm Russia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/rus/russia.htm Russia] | ||
*[[Rwanda]] | * [[Rwanda]] | ||
*[[Samoa]] | * [[Samoa]] | ||
*[[San Marino]] | * [[San Marino]] | ||
*[[São Tomé e Príncipe]] | * [[São Tomé e Príncipe]] | ||
*[[Saudi Arabia]] | * [[Saudi Arabia]] | ||
*[[Senegal]] | * [[Senegal]] | ||
*[[Serbia]] | * [[Serbia]] | ||
*[[Seychelles]] | * [[Seychelles]] | ||
*[[Sierra Leone]] | * [[Sierra Leone]] | ||
*[[Singapore]] | * [[Singapore]] | ||
*[[Slovakia]] | * [[Slovakia]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/slv/slovenia.htm Slovenia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/slv/slovenia.htm Slovenia] | ||
*[[Solomon Islands]] | * [[Solomon Islands]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/somalia.htm Somalia] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/somalia.htm Somalia] | ||
*[[South Africa]] | * [[South Africa]] | ||
*[[South Korea]] | * [[South Korea]] | ||
*[[South Sudan]] | * [[South Sudan]] | ||
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*[[Spain]] | * [[Spain]] | ||
**[[Spanish West Africa]] | ** [[Spanish West Africa]] | ||
*[[Sri Lanka]] | * [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
*[[Saint Kitts and Nevis|St. Kitts and Nevis]] | * [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|St. Kitts and Nevis]] | ||
*[[Saint Lucia|St. Lucia]] | * [[Saint Lucia|St. Lucia]] | ||
*[[Sint Maarten]] | * [[Sint Maarten]] | ||
*[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent]] | * [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent]] | ||
*[[Sudan]] | * [[Sudan]] | ||
*[[Suriname]] | * [[Suriname]] | ||
*[[Swaziland]] | * [[Swaziland]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/sweden.htm Sweden] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/sweden.htm Sweden] | ||
*[[Switzerland]] | * [[Switzerland]] | ||
*[[Syria]] | * [[Syria]] | ||
*[[Taiwan]] | * [[Taiwan]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/tajikistan.htm Tajikistan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/tajikistan.htm Tajikistan] | ||
*[[Tanzania]] | * [[Tanzania]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/thailand.htm Thailand] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/thailand.htm Thailand] | ||
*[[Togo]] | * [[Togo]] | ||
*[[Tonga]] | * [[Tonga]] | ||
*[[Trinidad and Tobago]] | * [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | ||
*[[Tunisia]] | * [[Tunisia]] | ||
*[[Turkey]] | * [[Turkey]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/turkmen.htm Turkmenistan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/turkmen.htm Turkmenistan] | ||
*[[Tuvalu]] | * [[Tuvalu]] | ||
*[[Uganda]] | * [[Uganda]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ukr/ukraine.htm Ukraine] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/ukr/ukraine.htm Ukraine] | ||
*[[United Arab Emirates]] | * [[United Arab Emirates]] | ||
*[[United Kingdom]] | * [[United Kingdom]] | ||
**[[Anguilla]] | ** [[Anguilla]] | ||
**[[Ascension Island]] | ** [[Ascension Island]] | ||
**[[Bermuda]] | ** [[Bermuda]] | ||
**[[British Antarctic Territory]] | ** [[British Antarctic Territory]] | ||
**[[British Indian Ocean Territory]] | ** [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] | ||
**[[British Virgin Islands]] | ** [[British Virgin Islands]] | ||
**[[Cayman Islands]] | ** [[Cayman Islands]] | ||
**[[Falkland Islands]] | ** [[Falkland Islands]] | ||
**[[Falkland Islands Dependencies]] | ** [[Falkland Islands Dependencies]] | ||
**[[Gibraltar]] | ** [[Gibraltar]] | ||
**[[Leeward Islands]] | ** [[Leeward Islands]] | ||
**[[Montserrat]] | ** [[Montserrat]] | ||
**[[Pitcairn Island]] | ** [[Pitcairn Island]] | ||
**[[Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] | ** [[Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] | ||
**[[Saint Helena]] | ** [[Saint Helena]] | ||
**[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] | ** [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] | ||
**[[Straits Settlements]] | ** [[Straits Settlements]] | ||
**[[Tristan da Cunha]] | ** [[Tristan da Cunha]] | ||
**[[Turks and Caicos Islands]] | ** [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] | ||
**[[West Indies Federation]] | ** [[West Indies Federation]] | ||
*[[United States]] | * [[United States]] | ||
**[[American Samoa]] | ** [[American Samoa]] | ||
**[[Puerto Rico]] | ** [[Puerto Rico]] | ||
**[[Guam]] | ** [[Guam]] | ||
**[[US Virgin Islands]] | ** [[US Virgin Islands]] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/uru/uruguay.htm Uruguay] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/uru/uruguay.htm Uruguay] | ||
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/uzbek.htm Uzbekistan] | *[http://www.ngw.nl/int/asia/uzbek.htm Uzbekistan] | ||
*[[Vanuatu]] | * [[Vanuatu]] | ||
*[[Vatican City]] | * [[Vatican City]] | ||
*[[Vietnam]] | * [[Vietnam]] | ||
*[[Yemen]] | * [[Yemen]] | ||
*[[Yugoslavia]] | * [[Yugoslavia]] | ||
*[ | * [[Zambia]] | ||
*[[Zimbabwe]] | * [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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The site also has a large section on heraldic collector's items | The site also has a large section on heraldic collector's items | ||
<gallery perrow= | <gallery perrow=0> | ||
File:oldenkott2.jpg|[[Heraldic albums]] | File:oldenkott2.jpg|[[Heraldic albums]] | ||
File:Ayr.jj.jpg|[[Heraldic postcards]] | File:Ayr.jj.jpg|[[Heraldic postcards]] | ||
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File:dinan.lau.jpg|[[Heraldic tobacco cards]] (cigarette cards) | File:dinan.lau.jpg|[[Heraldic tobacco cards]] (cigarette cards) | ||
File:bulgarije.kh.jpg|[[Heraldic trade cards]] | File:bulgarije.kh.jpg|[[Heraldic trade cards]] | ||
File:leiden.newa.jpg|[[Heraldic cigar | File:leiden.newa.jpg|[[Heraldic cigar bands]] | ||
File:1914.mka.jpg|[[Heraldic calendars]] | File:1914.mka.jpg|[[Heraldic calendars]] | ||
File:cromarty.crc.jpg|[[Crested china]] | File:cromarty.crc.jpg|[[Crested china]] | ||
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More at the [[Heraldic collector's items catalogue]]. | More at the [[Heraldic collector's items catalogue]]. | ||
*[[:Category:Heraldic architecture collections|Series of heraldic images from buildings etc.]] | * [[:Category:Heraldic architecture collections|Series of heraldic images from buildings etc.]] | ||
I am always looking for new items for the collection, see the [[Wanted]] page ! | I am always looking for new items for the collection, see the [[Wanted]] page ! | ||
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There are separate sections for both educational (schools, universities ect) and religious (or ecclesiastical) heraldry. | There are separate sections for both educational (schools, universities ect) and religious (or ecclesiastical) heraldry. | ||
*[[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 | * [[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 | ||
*[[File:Crandall-uni.jpg|60 px]][[:Category:Educational heraldry]] includes arms of schools, colleges and universities | * [[File:Crandall-uni.jpg|60 px]][[:Category:Educational heraldry]] includes arms of schools, colleges and universities worldwide. | ||
==About the site== | ==About the site== | ||
*[[Contact]] Contact and e-mail | * [[Contact]] Contact and e-mail | ||
*[[Links]] | * [[Links]] | ||
*Awards | *Awards | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:award1.gif|center]] <br/>Cool Site (1998) | |align="center"|[[File:award1.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Cool Site (1998) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:lycosaward.gif|center]] <br/>Lycos (1999) | |align="center"|[[File:lycosaward.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Lycos (1999) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:award.png|center]] <br/>Sitekeuring.NET Award (2013) | |align="center"|[[File:award.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Sitekeuring.NET Award (2013) | ||
|} | |} | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
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@ | 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@heraldry-wiki.com</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. | ||
Thank you ! | Thank you ! | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 3 August 2024
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| Click here for the Annual overview of the site HERALDRY OF THE WORLD : The main resource for civic heraldry since 1995 |
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.
The wiki-part of the site contains at present 177,014 pages and 294,661 images, the total site has over 50.000 pages. There have been 737,738,298 pageviews since June 2010.
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.
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.
Countries
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.
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.Largest collections
| over 10.000 arms | Over 5000 | Over 3000 | Over 2000 |
All countries
For arms of non-existing or phantasy states see Micro-Nations
Collector's Items
The site also has a large section on heraldic collector's items
Heraldic stamps (normal postage)
Heraldic cinderellas (non official postage stamps)
Heraldic tobacco cards (cigarette cards)
More at the Heraldic collector's items catalogue.
I am always looking for new items for the collection, see the Wanted page !
Educational and religious heraldry
There are separate sections for both educational (schools, universities ect) and religious (or ecclesiastical) heraldry.
Religious or Ecclesiastical heraldry of any denomination. Arms of (arch)bishops are included, but not of individuals of lower rank
Category:Educational heraldry includes arms of schools, colleges and universities worldwide.
About the site
- Awards
 Cool Site (1998) |
 Lycos (1999) |
 Sitekeuring.NET Award (2013) |
- Donations
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.
If you want to donate items or images, click here, for financial donations please do so using PayPal to webmaster@heraldry-wiki.com 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.
Thank you !
Ralf Hartemink
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