Greater Coat of Arms of Prussia (1709-1871)

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    Tierced in fess.
First tierced in fess.
I tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) or an eagle displayed sable armed legged langued
 beaked and crowned or;
b) argent an eagle displayed sable armed legged langued
 beaked and crowned or;;
2nd per pale.
a) argent an eagle displayed sable armed legged langued
 beaked and crowned or;
b) barry of ten or and sable a crancelin vert;;
3rd per pale.
a) argent three escallops gules;
b) gules a horse rampant argent bendwise;;;


II tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) azure a lion rampant or armed and langued gules;
b) per fess gules and argent;;
2nd per pale.
a) gules an escarbuncle or slightly larger a spanish
 escutcheon argent smaller smaller smaller slightly
 smaller;
b) or a lion rampant sable;;
3rd per pale.
a) argent a lion rampant gules armed langued and crowned
 azure;
b) azure a griffin rampant gules armed langued and
 crowned or;;;


III tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) argent a griffin rampant vert;
b) or a griffin rampant sable;;
2nd per pale.
a) argent a griffin rampant gules;
b) or a bull head sable;;
3rd per pale.
a) or an eagle displayed sable armed legged langued
 and beaked or;
b) azure a lion rampant barry of four gules and argent
 crowned or;;;;;


Over quarters a spanish shaped escutcheon argent an
 eagle displayed sable armed legged langued beaked
 and crowned or; smaller smaller smaller higher;


Second tierced in fess.
I tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) per fess.
1) azure;
2) or masoned sable;;
b) argent a bull gules;;
2nd per pale.
a) per fess.
1) per pale.
one) gules a bend or;
two) or a hunting horn azure stringed gules;;
2) per pale.
one) or a hunting horn azure stringed gules;
two) or three chevrons gules a bordure or;;; over
 quarters a spanish escutcheon tierced in fess.
First and Third tierced in pale or azure and or;
Second tierced in pale azure or and azure;;
b) per fess.
1) or a lion rampant sable armed langued and crowned
 gules larger larger lower lower lower;
2) azure a chevron gules;;;
3rd per pale.
a) gules a cross or;
b) per pale argent and gules;;;


II tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) tierced in fess azure or and azure;
b) gules a pair of keys argent;;
2nd per pale.
a) gules a cross cercele argent;
b) azure a griffin rampant or;;
3rd per pale.
a) per fess.
1) azure a griffin rampant or;
2) vert a bordure argent;;
b) gules a crosslet formy argent;;;


III tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) tierced in fess or sable and or;
b) argent an eagle displayed gules legged and beaked
 or a wheel argent smaller smaller smaller smaller
 smaller slightly smaller higher;;
2nd per pale.
a) gules a wheel argent;
b) azure billetty or a lion rampant or armed and langued
 gules;;
3rd per pale.
a) or a trimount vert a cock sable smaller higher
 slightly higher to sinister;
b) gules an eagle displayed argent armed and langued
 azure;;;;;


Over quarters a spanish shaped escutcheon or a lion
 rampant sable a bordure checky gules and argent; smaller
 smaller smaller lower;


Third tierced in fess.
I tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) tierced in fess.
1) and 3) or;
2) checky argent and gules;;
b) argent three chevronels gules;;
2nd per pale.
a) checky argent and gules;
b) argent three hearts gules;;
3rd per pale.
a) gules an arm armored embowed or;
b) azure an anchor or;;;


II tierced in pale.
1st per pale.
a) gules a lion rampant or;
b) or a bull head sable;;
2nd per pale.
a) per fess gules and or;
b) azure an eagle displayed argent armed legged langued
 and beaked gules;;
3rd per pale.
a) azure a catfish haurient embowed or shown to dexter
 to dexter to dexter to dexter slightly to dexter a
 catfish haurient embowed or inverted shown to sinister
 to sinister to sinister to sinister slightly to sinister;
b) gules;;;


III or;;


Over quarters a spanish shaped escutcheon per fess.
First per pale.
I sable;
II argent;;
Second per pale.
I argent;
II sable;;; smaller smaller smaller higher;;


Over quarters a spanish shaped escutcheon argent an
 eagle displayed gules armed legged langued beaked
 and crowned or; smaller smaller smaller slightly smaller
 higher higher higher

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