Coat of arms of Tyrol

The Coat of Arms of Tyrol is a historic coat of arms dating back to the Middle Ages. It is the coat of arms of the historic region of Tyrol, and also the inspiration for the coat of arms of the modern regions North Tyrol and South Tyrol.

Coat of arms of North Tyrol, Austria.

The Tyrolean Eagle
Coat of arms of South Tyrol, Italy.

The Tyrolean coat of arms displays a heraldic eagle in a silver shield: the Tyrolean eagle. The Tyrolean eagle is a golden-crowned and reinforced red eagle with golden wing bars ending in trefoils.

Seals dating from 1205 display the Tyrolean eagle. The oldest colored representations, however, come from the years 1271 and 1286. The seal images originate from the time of Albert IV, whose reign lasted from 1202 to 1253. The garland on the eagle's head was added around 1567.[1]

At times, the coat of arms was a symbol of the Imperial and Royal monarchy.[2]

References
  1. "Flag Tyrol with coat of arms (Austria)". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. Franz-Heinz Hye: Wappen in Tirol: Zeugen der Geschichte. Handbuch der Tiroler Heraldik. Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2004, ISBN 3703003847
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