Coat of arms of Nassau

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The Coat of arms of Nassau is a historic heraldic emblem featuring a golden lion on a blue field strewn with golden billets, symbolizing the noble House of Nassau and its various lines and territories.

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Coat of arms of Nassau canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
symbol of the House of Nassau
appearsOn coins of Nassau rulers
flags of Nassau territories
official documents of Nassau states
seals of the House of Nassau
associatedWithDynasty House of Nassau
associatedWithMonarch Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg
William I of the Netherlands
category Dynastic coats of arms
Heraldry of German states
Lion heraldry
charge golden billets
golden lion
fieldColor blue
hasVariant arms of Nassau-Dillenburg
arms of Nassau-Siegen
arms of Nassau-Weilburg
arms of Orange-Nassau
heraldicTradition German heraldry
historicalUseSinceCentury 12th century
influenced Greater coat of arms of the Netherlands
Lesser coat of arms of the Netherlands
National coat of arms of Luxembourg
lionAttitude rampant
mottoAssociated Je maintiendrai
originRegion Holy Roman Empire
Nassau
relatedTo Coat of arms of Luxembourg
Coat of arms of Orange-Nassau
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
symbolizes dynastic continuity of the House of Nassau
noble status of the House of Nassau
territorial claims of the House of Nassau
tinctureOfBillets or
tinctureOfField azure
tinctureOfLion or
usedAsQuarteringIn grand ducal arms of Luxembourg
royal arms of the Netherlands
usedBy Duchy of Nassau
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
linked to: Luxembourg

House of Nassau
Kingdom of the Netherlands
usedIn arms of the Dutch royal family
arms of the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg

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Nassau-Idstein line usesCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Nassau