Coat of arms of the Romanian Police

Coat of arms of the Romanian Police

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Escutcheon	blue shield with a golden balance having its scales well-balanced, in the upper part, and, in its lower part, two Roman axes, crossed and natural
Motto	Latin: LEX ET HONOR

The heraldic ensigns of the Romanian Police consist of the following elements: large blue shield with a crusader golden eagle, having its head turned to the right, red peak and claws, open wings, holding a silver sword in its right claw; the green olive branch, symbolizing peace and order, replacing the mace from the coat of arms of the country. The small blue shield, placed on the eagle’s chest, having a golden balance having its scales well-balanced, in the upper part, and, in its lower part, two Roman fasces, crossed and natural; at the bottom of the external shield, on a white scarf, the motto of the ministry is written in black: Latin: LEX ET HONOR.

The balance symbolizes the social justice, highlighting the competence of the institution in the field of law enforcement. The Roman fasces evoke the attributions of the Romanian Police in a lawful state, as a guarantee of public order.

References

This article is part of the Romanian heraldry series

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Historical provinces	Wallachia Moldavia Northern Dobruja Transylvania Oltenia Banat

Counties	Alba Arad Argeș Bacău Bihor Bistrița Năsăud Botoșani Brașov Brăila Buzău Caraș-Severin Călărași Cluj Constanța Covasna Dâmbovița Dolj Galați Giurgiu Harghita Hunedoara Ialomița Iași Ilfov Maramureș Mehedinți Mureș Neamț Olt Prahova Sălaj Satu Mare Sibiu Suceava Teleorman Timiș Tulcea Vaslui Vâlcea Vrancea

County Capitals (Municipalities, Cities, Communes)	Alba Iulia Alexandria Arad Bacău Baia Mare Bistrița Botoșani Brașov Brăila Bucharest Buftea Buzău Călărași Constanţa Craiova Cluj-Napoca Deva Drobeta-Turnu Severin Focșani Galați Giurgiu Iași Miercurea-Ciuc Oradea Piatra Neamț Pitești Ploiești Râmnicu Vâlcea Reșița Satu Mare Sfântu Gheorghe Sibiu Slatina Slobozia Suceava Târgoviște Târgu Jiu Târgu Mureș Timișoara Tulcea Vaslui Zalău

Ministries	Ministry of Administration and Interior

Other institutions	Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia Romanian Police Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Border Police Romanian Gendarmerie National Archives

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