The Danish Coat of Arms

There are two Danish Coats of Arms; the National and the Royal.

    While in a museum in Copenhagen, I wandered of to the history of Denmark. I then discovered a display of the Coat of Arms of Denmark. I was so interested, I grabbed a pamphlet from a large stack and it said this:
    The smaller Coat of Arms is the National, and the larger one is the Royal. The Royal Danish Coat of Arms is used by the Monarchy, the Royal House, the Court, and the Life Guards, while the National Coat of Arms is used by all other authorities. The crown on Coat of Arms each symbolizes both national and royal authority.

The Danish National Coat of Arms

    The Danish National Coat of Arms was used as a national symbol by the Royal House and the State Authorities. The crown symbolizes both royal and national authority. On it, the coat of arms also includes three lions surrounded by hearts. The National Coat of Arms was last altered in 1972.

The Danish Royal Coat of Arms

    The Danish Royal Coat of Arms looks more modern. The contents have varied greatly over the years. The Norwegian and Sweden Coat of Arms influenced the Danish Royal Coat of Arms. For instance, the three crowns in the lower left-hand corner are also on the Sweden Coat of Arms.
 

Sweden Greater Coat of Arms

This is a picture  of the Sweden Greater Coat of Arms. Notice the three crowns in two of the four boxes? Those three crowns are also used in the Danish Royal Coat of Arms in the lower left-hand box.