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''' NATIONAL ARMS OF HUNGARY ''' | ''' NATIONAL ARMS OF HUNGARY ''' | ||
[[File:Hungary.jpg|center|350 px]] | [[File:Hungary.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were adopted after the independence of Hungary in 1919 and again on July 3, 1990. | The arms were adopted after the independence of Hungary in 1919 and again on July 3, 1990. | ||
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The bars are taken from the arms of the first Hungarian royal house, the Árpáds. It was recorded first in 1202 on a seal. On the left is a double cross on a triple mound. The double cross has Byzantine origins, it came in Hungary in 1190. <br /> | The bars are taken from the arms of the first Hungarian royal house, the Árpáds. It was recorded first in 1202 on a seal. On the left is a double cross on a triple mound. The double cross has Byzantine origins, it came in Hungary in 1190. <br /> | ||
The triple mound dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. In the Middle Ages only this side was the official coat-of-arm of the country. The present variation is from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. | The triple mound dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. In the Middle Ages only this side was the official coat-of-arm of the country. The present variation is from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
===Historical images=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:hungaryvr.jpg|alt=National Arms of Hungary|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:National Arms of Hungary.hes.jpg|alt=National Arms of Hungary|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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On top of the coat is the Hungarian Holy Crown, the real royal crown that is in the Parliament now. The crown was made in the 12<sup>th</sup> century and one of the main symbols of Hungary. | On top of the coat is the Hungarian Holy Crown, the real royal crown that is in the Parliament now. The crown was made in the 12<sup>th</sup> century and one of the main symbols of Hungary. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:hungary1944.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1944-45. | |align="center"|[[File:hungary1944.jpg|center|National arms of Hungary]] <br/>The arms from 1944-45. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:hungary1946.jpg|center]] <br/>The large arms from 1848 used between 1946-49 without smaller shields | |align="center"|[[File:hungary1946.jpg|center|350 px|National arms of Hungary]] <br/>The large arms from 1848 used between 1946-49 without smaller shields | ||
|align="center"|[[File:hungary1949.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1949-1956 | |align="center"|[[File:hungary1949.jpg|center|350 px|National arms of Hungary]] <br/>The arms from 1949-1956 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:hungary1956.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1956-1957 | |align="center"|[[File:hungary1956.jpg|center|350 px|National arms of Hungary]] <br/>The arms from 1956-1957 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:hungary1957.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1957-1990 | |align="center"|[[File:hungary1957.jpg|350 px|center|National arms of Hungary]] <br/>The arms from 1957-1990 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Images from Wikipedia and en.numista.com | [[Literature]] : Images from Wikipedia and en.numista.com | ||