Coat of arms of Monaco

Coat of arms of Monaco
Versions

Version with buglers (commonly seen on vehicle registration plates)
Details
Armiger Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco
Escutcheon Fusily (lozengy) argent and gules
Supporters Two Catholic Christian Friars Minor hairy, bearded and wearing shoes, each of them holding a raised sword, standing on a scroll charged with the motto
Motto Deo Juvante
"With God's Help"
Orders Order of Saint-Charles

The Royal Arms of Prince Albert II are his arms of dominion in right of Monaco.

Features

Interior

The central shield is "blazoned" (described in the technical language of heraldry), fusily (or lozengy) argent and gules.

Exterior

The monks supporting the shield in the coat of arms allude to the conquest of Monaco in 1297, when François Grimaldi entered the city with soldiers dressed as monks, with swords hidden under their cassocks.

The collar surrounding the shield represents the Order of St. Charles.

Motto

The Grimaldi motto, Deo Juvante, is Latin for "With God's help".

References

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