Welcome to Heraldry of the World
Heraldry of the World (HOTW) is a private website which since 1995 is devoted mainly to civic heraldry, i.e. coats of arms of cities, states, municipalities, countries etc. It also includes ecclesiastical, educational, corporate, military and institutional heraldry. It is the largest and oldest still exisiting heraldry site in the world.
A large section is also dealing with an attempt to make a complete catalogue of heraldic (paper based) collector's items.
Categories
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Civic heraldry |
Coats of arms of countries, provinces, cities, municipalities etc., listed per country (>50.000) |
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Heraldic collector's items catalogue |
Coats of arms used on collector's items, such as stamps, postcards, trade cards, albums and many many more |
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Ecclesiastical heraldry |
Coats of arms of churches, dioceses, bishops etc (>25.000) |
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Military heraldry |
Coats of arms used by the military services (>10.000) |
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Corporate heraldry |
Coats of arms of companies |
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Institutional heraldry |
Coats of arms used by instututions, associations, clubs etc |
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Educational heraldry |
Coats of arms used by schools, universities and colleges |
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Personal heraldry |
Coats of arms of families and persons |
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Mottoes |
Mottoes used on the site (>15.000) |
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Heraldic bibliography |
An overview of heraldic literature |
Contact:
mail : webmaster@heraldry-wiki.com
