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{{Short description|National coat of arms of the Principality of Liechtenstein}}
{{Infobox Coat of arms
|name             = Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
|image            = Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg
|image_width      = 200
|caption          = Greater version
|middle           = COA family Liechtenstein stamwappen.png
|middle_width     = 
|middle_caption   = Lesser version
|armiger          = [[Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein]]
|year_adopted     = 
|crest            = 
|torse            = 
|shield           = Quarterly: I Or, an eagle displayed Sable crowned and armed Or charged with a [[crescent]] treflée, issuing from the middle thereof a cross pattée Argent ([[Silesia]]); II barry of eight Or and Sable, a crown of rue bendways throughout Vert (Kuenring); III per pale Gules and Argent ([[Duchy of Troppau]]); IV Or, a [[harpy]] displayed Sable the human parts Argent crowned and armed Or ([[Cirksena]]); on a point entée Azure, a [[Bugle (instrument)|bugle-horn]] stringed Or ([[Duchy of Krnov|Duchy of Jägerndorf]]); en surtout, an inescutcheon per fess or and Gules ([[House of Liechtenstein]])
|supporters       = 
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|other_elements   = Behind the shield, a Princely mantle [[Purpure]] lined ermine, ensigned with the Princely hat
|earlier_versions = 
|use              = 
}}

The '''coat of arms of Liechtenstein''' is the [[arms of dominion]] of the [[Prince of Liechtenstein]], currently [[Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein|Hans-Adam II]].<ref name="Fürstentum Liechtenstein">{{cite web |url=https://www.liechtenstein.li/en/country-and-people/state-symbols/flag-and-coat-of-arms/ |title=Flag and coat of arms |work=www.liechtenstein.li |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-date=2020-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728170344/https://www.liechtenstein.li/en/country-and-people/state-symbols/flag-and-coat-of-arms/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the sovereign emblem of the Prince, its use is restricted to the Prince and members of his House, though private individuals are permitted to use the arms if it is in the interest of the State. The arms are a history of the [[House of Liechtenstein]] and show some of the different territories and families with which it has been connected, either by acquisition or by marriage.

==Description==
The first quarter shows the [[Coat of arms of Silesia|arms of Silesia]], the second the arms of the {{ill|Kuenring family|de|Kuenringer}} (which should not be mistaken for the [[Coat of arms of Saxony|arms of Saxony]]), the third the arms of the [[Duchy of Troppau]], and the fourth a variant of the arms of the [[Cirksena]] family of [[Enno III, Count of East Frisia#Family and children|Agnes von Ostfriesland]]<ref>The first wife of [[Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein]] (1580–1658).</ref> (representing the [[County of Rietberg]]).<ref name="National Emblems">{{cite web |url=https://fuerstenhaus.li/en/the-monarchy/the-emblems/ |title=National emblems |work=www.fuerstenhaus.li |date=13 April 2021 |access-date=2023-02-15}}</ref> The base is occupied by the arms of the [[Duchy of Krnov|Duchy of Jägerndorf]], while the arms of the Princely House itself are displayed on an [[inescutcheon]].<ref name="Fürstentum Liechtenstein"/>

The whole shield is surrounded by a purple ([[purpure]]) [[Mantle and pavilion (heraldry)|mantle]] with [[Ermine (heraldry)|ermine]] lining, along with fringes and tassels of gold.<ref name="Gesetzesdatenbank">{{cite web |url=https://www.gesetze.li/konso/1982.058 |title=Wappengesetz |work=Gesetzesdatenbank des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref> At the top is placed the Princely hat.

The arms of the [[House of Liechtenstein|Princely House]] are sometimes used alone, and thus form the Lesser Arms of Liechtenstein.<ref name="National Emblems"/> When shown alone, the arms are ensigned by the Princely hat.<ref name="Gesetzesdatenbank"/>

==See also==
*[[Flag of Liechtenstein]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline|Coats of arms of Liechtenstein}}
* [https://fuerstenhaus.li/en/the-monarchy/the-emblems/ Coat of arms of Liechtenstein] – Princely House of Liechtenstein
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200728170344/https://www.liechtenstein.li/en/country-and-people/state-symbols/flag-and-coat-of-arms/ Flag and coat of arms of Liechtenstein] (archived on 28 July 2020)
* [https://www.gesetze.li/konso/1982.058 ''Gesetz vom 30. Juni 1982 über Wappen, Farben, Siegel und Embleme des Fürstentums Liechtenstein''] {{in lang|de}}

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