Coat of arms of Prague

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Coat of arms of Prague
Versions
Small coat of arms
ArmigerCapital City of Prague
Adopted1991
MottoPraga Caput Rei publicae
(English: Prague, Head of the Republic)

The coat of arms of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, consists of great and small versions. First known usage history dates back to 1784, when four boroughs (Old Town, New Town, Hradčany and Lesser Town) were unified into City of Prague.[1] In the course of time, the coat of arms has been slightly changed. Current version was adopted in 1991.

Small version

Small coat of arms consists of a red shield with a fortification walls with silver and pulled open gate with the golden bars. From the open gate arm holding a silver sword. Behind the walls are three gold towers built of blocks. Number of blocks corresponds to number of cadastral territory of Prague, currently 112.[2]

Previous versions

References

  1. ^ Template:En icon "Emblem and Flag". www.praguewelcome.cz. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  2. ^ "Cadastral territory Prague". Retrieved July 10, 2014.