Official Coat of Arms of the Basque Country (Spain)

Blazon

    gu
a saltire vert
a cross arg
an french shaped escutcheon quartered
I or a base vert
a sword of saint paul blue very much smaller bendwise
 lower to the dexter much to the dexter
a castle triple towered arg very much smaller smaller
 lower slightly lower very much to the dexter much
 to the dexter
an arm embowed armoured blue reversed very much smaller
 very much lower to the dexter much to the dexter
a rock blood red reversed much smaller very much lower
 slightly lower very much to the dexter much to dexter
 a lion rampant gu much smaller much lower very much
 to the sinister slightly to the sinister
II platinum a base blood red a bordure or
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much higher very much higher
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much higher very much higher very much to the
 dexter very much to the dexter
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much higher very much higher very much to the
 sinister very much to the sinister
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much to the dexter very much to the dexter
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much to the sinister very much to the sinister
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much lower very much lower
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much lower very much lower very much to the
 dexter
 very much to the dexter
a saltire couped gu very much smaller very much smaller
 very much lower very much lower very much to the
 sinister
 very much to the sinister
a cross calvary arg smaller a tree proper smaller
 much lower
III per fess or and barry of 6 wavy blue and arg three
 aspen trees leaved vert trunked brunart in fess much
 bigger much higher slightly higher
IV gules
much smaller smaller

(Previously entry no. 7512)

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Notice that the fourth quarter is left empty. This is due to the government of Navarre suing the government of the Basque Country over the use of its arms viz the Chains of Navarre so they simply removed it.

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