Weird Coats of Arms From Around the World

[@SirioResteghini]

Nice video as usual. As an Italian, I'd like to say something about our coat of arms. After WW2 ended, the Italians held a referendum to choose between keeping the monarchy or switching to a Republic. By the way, this was the first time women could vote in Italy. The Republic won, and then in the very first article of the Constitution they wrote something that I think translates to "Italy is a democratic republic founded on labour. Sovereignty belongs to the people, who applies it by the rules written in the Constitution.", so the gear is a reference to the labour. The coat of arms seems a bit communist because while WW2 was ending and the allies had freed the south from fascism, the north was still controlled by Mussolini and there were many rebel groups who fought for liberty, who were called "partigiani" (I don't know how to translate it, I'm sorry). The heads of some of these groups were among the founders of the Republic. And the majority of these groups were definitely leftwing or communists. So, the coat of arms also kinda pays a tribute to those rebels who fought against fascism in the last years of WW2.

[@JJMcCullough]

Sirio Resteghini That’s very helpful! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@marc21091]

'Partigiani' would be 'partisans' in English (originally a French word).

[@JJMcCullough]

@@marc21091 It's funny how in North America we use "partisan" to just mean "someone who cares too much about politics," whereas in Europe it seems it's often used to describe Communists. Do Europeans use the word in the American sense too?

[@arslant1555]

@@JJMcCullough DYE YOUR HAIR BACK JJ😭😭. PLEASE IT WAS CUTE

[@nicholasgarufi4414]

the star though is not related to communism, it was an ancient symbol that represents italy as a whole, it can create confusion when the star is painted red, usually though the star is white with a red border. also the constitution of italy, and therefore all the repubblican symbols of italy were designed as a compromise between the three main parties that won the elections of 1946: the socialist party, the communist party, and the christian party (centre-right wing conservatives)

[@ravenlord4]

New Republics: "Let's reject the European model and make our own". United States: Uses Shield and Eagle anyway.

[@TheAlexSchmidt]

Benjamin Franklin famously didn't like this, he wanted the seal to be a picture of Moses resisting the Pharaoh with the motto "Resistance to Tyrants is Obidience to God"

[@cngiz7816]

@Wuanslm turkey should use turkey

[@cngiz7816]

@@HakimiFury it would be cool and funny.

[@Christopher_TG]

Yeah, America's national emblem is still very much in the European heraldic tradition. The design within the seal is called the Coat of Arms of the United States.

[@shetos1233]

@@TheAlexSchmidt Imagine having that crist beside the pyramid on the US dollar , it's not like you have to hate Egypt history in order to respect prohet Moses it would just be wierd side by side

[@Marylandbrony]

3:17 Australia also has an emu on their's as a sign of their submission after the great emu war.

[@JJMcCullough]

They know who calls the shots.

[@dylanpotter1807]

And that is a kudu on the Zimbabwean Crest, not a Springbok. This is a Springbok: images.app.goo.gl/nHcPRPnuX9P5kbKb7

[@patryka.9215]

A bit awkward putting your enemy on your coat of arms

[@strider04]

@@patryka.9215 you mean overlord, right?

[@patryka.9215]

@@strider04 y e s

[@pav3359]

"EU MEMBERSHIP BY 2087" Some say this motto dates from the beginning of Turkish civilization

[@monkofdarktimes]

And the death of European Civilisation as either only the Turkish or European can exist at one time

[@msaone]

Cyprus will veto Turkey's accession to the EU due to the existence of Northern Cyprus #FACT

[@Marcus51090]

Pav33 i doubt very much the Eu will even exist in 2087

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

@@Marcus51090 The EU will crumble by 2030. I'm calling it.

[@Marcus51090]

polifatts lol yeah if the U.K. is going down they will deliberately drag them down too lol I think the Eu forget how spiteful british people can be

[@overthecounterbeanie]

Nice future-proofing, showing Naruhito as the Emperor of Japan.

[@JJMcCullough]

the other guy is only going to be emperor for what, two more weeks?

[@overthecounterbeanie]

@@JJMcCullough The new Emperor will start his reign from 1st May, and his enthronement ceremony will take place in September, I think.

[@xXxBladeStormxXx]

You misspelled Hokage.

[@lazergurka-smerlin6561]

Funnily I'm reading this comment 2 weeks into the future

[@BiglerSakura]

@@JJMcCullough By the way, the chrysanthemum is their family crest, one of the many noble family crests of Japan that usually have very simplistic monochrome design. From this standpoint, Japan is no different from any old European monarchy that use royal family coats-of-arms as national symbols.

[@normazlinrajamohamad201]

Other countries just hang 2 Official Potrait of their leader at Government office.But in Malaysia they hang 6 Official Potrait. Those are:- 1)HM The Yang Dipertuan Agong (King) 2)HM The Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) 3)The Sultan/Governor (of each state) 4)The Sultanah/Governor wife 5)The Prime Minister of Malaysia 6)The Menteri Besar/Chief Minister (of each state)

[@MZaki-th7pw]

Dang

[@syazwanmohd1314]

Kalau yang menteri besar tu aku baru tau sebenarnya😂

[@pooja350]

You have wayyy too much time on your hands 😂

[@iskandar_06anthem52]

Yep, that is the Protocol..you can found it on almost every buildings and stores...I just hang it in my room:)

[@dandisinfographicchannel1346]

Well i'll open printing business in malaysia then

[@abdullandeejani5675]

Hey JJ, writing in from Saudi Arabia to thank you for the video. I just wanted to point out a small error regarding Arab coats of arms: in the Arab world the Bird is a secular symbol, Arabist symbol rather than a religious one. Hawks and eagles have a tradition of symbology dating back to the BC era when the Nabataeans adopted the eagle as the symbol of the deity Dhu Shara. Until today the stone eagle could be seen perched above Nabataean tombs in Jordan's Petra and Saudi Arabia's al-Hijr. In the medieval era Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin) was thought to have carried a banner with an Eagle on it, and Salah ad-Din having been based in Cairo, the eagle became an Egyptian symbol over time. With the Free Officer's movement in the 1950s it was adopted by Jamal Abdul-Nasser, and in turn became a symbol of Republican pan-Arabism. See: Egypt, Libya (at some point), Yemen, South Yemen (interesting mix of republican, post-colonial, and communist symbolism), Palestine, Iraq, and Syria (at some point). A lot of why some of these countries use the symbol has to do with a series of brief unions between various states at various times. The other bird is the Falcon of Quraysh, a symbol not of the Prophet Muhammed himself but rather of his clan, the Quraysh. Ergo it has been adopted as a symbol of Arab tribes since and is more often used in more tribal regions, such as the UAE and in its principalities, Kuwait, Libya (on and off), and (because of Libya) Syria today. The Eagle and Hawk, along with the Horse, the Camel, and the Falcon, are all prized and treasured animals in Arab tradition, and are loved and valued until this day. They stand as symbols of Arab endurance and hardiness, and so have been adopted as symbols for Arabs across the Arab world throughout time.

[@rahuldhargalkar]

Thanks for the info! I learnt something today

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Legit the only national crest in the Middle East that looks slight European is the Jordanian one due to its *RELATIVELY* secular monarchy.

[@jordanspencer7926]

hes wrong about alot simply because hes a biased leftist canadian .

[@fraelikkriil830]

@@jordanspencer7926 lmao JJ is a conservative, pal. A fairly moderate one but still, he’s hardly left wing.

[@juwebles4352]

@@fraelikkriil830 Left and right wing are both useless terminology

[@dederdeder3609]

Another great video JJ! Some more info on India’s emblem. It’s also called the Lion Capital of Ashoka. It’s an ancient symbol representing Buddhism and the Mauryan Empire under the Emperor Ashoka. The Mauryans are the first state entity to have control of almost all of India so it’s like a precursor to the modern Indian state. The wheel you see on the Indian flag is the Ashoka Chakra which is also the same wheel on the emblem. It represents the wheel of dhamma (dharma) which is a Buddhist/Hindu concept but it roughly means the rule of law. Ashoka is famous for expanding his empire and conquering the kingdom of Kalinga where he massacred the people there. The story goes that he was so horrified of what he had done that he renounced war and became a Buddhist and helped spread Buddhism beyond India while being fair to his subjects. There is a lot of symbolism for India to use this symbol due to its history. For Thailand, there is a lot of Hindu/Buddhist influence throughout SE Asia so quite a number of countries there have picked up ideas and symbols from South Asia. Indonesia for some of their symbols also use a form of Garuda. Different cultures mixing I guess.

[@rahuldhargalkar]

Very well put!

[@amulyaranjan6070]

@@rahuldhargalkar yeah

[@legoworthiness9684]

I am from burma and yeah garudas are prevelant here too.We call it galone though.

[@juanmaruli4977]

Indonesia also use Garuda as its national emblem. The first few designs looked like the "actual" Garuda, but then they modified it a little bit here and there, and now it looks more like the Javan Hawk-Eagle, with no arms, but they still call it Garuda

[@NorthernReaper]

And I don’t know why india didn’t use that bird.

[@harispratama4691]

Nah, Indonesian bird isnt garuda. In the same way that you cant just call a horse as "pegasus"

[@jankansi5679]

An interesting thing about the Japanese emblem. Japan is actually one of the few cultures outside of Europe to have independently developed its own heraldic system, i.e. hereditary symbols described by a blazon. In the Japanese system of 紋章学 (Monshou Gaku), a "mon" is the (often circular) symbol used to represent a family, individual, organisation or institution. Traditionally these would have been displayed on clothing, above buildings and on armour and flags in battle. Not surprisingly, this tradition has translated into the logos of many modern Japanese companies and organisations; the logo's of Japan's prefectures, while technically not mon, are heavily inspired by them, and the name of car company "Mitsubishi", for instance, is essentially the blazon of the mon that serves as its logo.

[@danshakuimo]

Shimadzu the pharmaceutical company be like

[@PDS21st]

JJ: "...family crest...national crest..." Heraldists: **triggered**

[@JJMcCullough]

I have not yet BEGUN to trig!

[@qwertyTRiG]

It's painful, isn't it?

[@tcroft2165]

I did wonder when I heard 'crest' if I could watch any further or I'd just get too irritated!

[@rivenoak]

to get over with: crest is the part above the helm, not the _escuteon_ aka shield. :D

[@brunobisio2406]

I got triggered by the Argentina bit. It's not a republican seal but a female achivement following Spanish tradition (In Spain married noblewomen use an oval shield for their arms). Some southamerican countries do this to represent the concept of republic. In Spanish "republic" is a female word (república), unlike "kingdom" (reino) or "empire" (iImperio). My country, Uruguay, also does this and also changes the traditional animal supporters for olive and laurel branches and the european helm for a sun based on the Inca sun god that represents the revolution for some reason I don't really get (since there were never Incas in here and our fist president was a sadistic d**k that had all our native population killed)

[@crusader7659]

JJ McCullough:*calls the U.A.E. Dubai Abu Dhabi: Am I a joke to you?

[@abdullandeejani5675]

Dubai is an independent polity within the UAE with it's own flag, crest, and royal family.

[@crusader7659]

@@abdullandeejani5675 Yeah, but it'd be like referring to the US as New York.

[@abdullandeejani5675]

Crusader You're right. Doesn't change the fact the crest he brought up was specific to Dubai tho.

[@crusader7659]

@@abdullandeejani5675 Fair enough

[@hiddens2346]

@@abdullandeejani5675 umm.. no. That is the national Emblem of the UAE as a whole, seen on the passport too. Moreover the falcon is a cultural thing, with no religious affiliation as he claimed.

[@marky.mark.g]

2:05 I'm both impressed with the artistry and terrified of the image.

[@principetnomusic]

By the way, just so you wouldn't confuse the terminology later: 1) The most proper and generic term for these symbols is _national emblem_ - it is not associated with any specific design style and can therefore be used both for the more traditional emblems (e.g. coat of arms of Canada) and the more modern-looking ones (e.g. emblem of Italy). 2) The term _coat of arms_ only applies to Western-style national emblems which utilise shields with images of them (e.g. Canada, Britain, Germany). Even for the American national emblem, the term "coat of arms" is often not used, as while it does have a shield, it is fairly small and not an important part of the emblem as a whole. It can be used in reference to non-Western national emblems by analogy, but that's not the most correct term. 3) While the term _crest_ is sometimes used as a synonym for "coat of arms", technically it only refers to its uppermost part (for example, for Canada, it's the lion holding a maple leaf). Not even all coats of arms have crests, so using this word to refer to national emblem is very inappropriate.

[@qwertyTRiG]

And "family crest" is doubly wrong, as coats of arms are not, in most heraldic traditions, assigned to families, but rather to individuals.

[@JJMcCullough]

Imperios I’m a descriptivist not a prescriptivist when it comes to the English language.

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@JJMcCullough So am I, but it's worth respecting technical usages in their domains, I think. If I was talking physics, I'd use the words "energy" and "theory" with their standard definitions in the field, not their general definitions. I think this makes sense.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Similarly, just as "measure" is a term of art in music, so "crest" is in heraldry.

[@rivenoak]

@@qwertyTRiG it may start with individuals, but usually evolves into family tradition. otherwise every son of a son would have to adopt another arms :)

[@qconinp9124]

Thailand is not pure Buddhism, though, especially when we talk about monarchy. Our tradition had long associated with Brahma-Hindu religion. Brahmas, the Hindu priests, and Mantras, Hindu Spells, still practicing in royal ceremony (Dual with Buddhism). This make our monarchy had many essence link to Hindu religion (But still has some distinguish from Hinduism in present India). Mainly cult of Brahma-Hinduism in Thai's monarch is Vaishnavism which links Thai's King to Vishnu and that made Garuda become our coat of arm, for where the Garuda appears is mean Vishnu also there, and the presence of Vishnu is the presence of the king.

[@erb72]

but im thai and there is a buddhaa in my house

[@qconinp9124]

@@erb72 . Yes, of course. Buddha image in house, little shrine (Phra Bhumi) in front of the house, warding with Chinese eight-side mirror amulet over the top of front door, decorated house with Hindu gods' pictures and worship Naga when had free time. Sound very PURE Buddhism for Thai people .

[@vishno27]

Love from India 🇮🇳 Btw my name is Vishnu....

[@moldveien1515]

Pretty common in Asia in general to not be mono religious. Nothing about buddhism claims that other dieties doesnt exist. Not to mention that buddhism in itself doesnt agree chinese and indian forms of buddhism are vastly diffrent for example.

[@bristymishra5508]

Brahma Is God Not Priest,Brahmin Pandits Are Priests.

[@mrorange9177]

9:02 Turkey joining the EU in 2087? Hmm...??? That's probably the same time the UK finally leaves the EU.

[@axrdeardido]

lmao

[@beegmaan1306]

MrOrange or maybe the EU disbanding

[@fahoodie1852]

MrOrange With Boris Yeltsin in power, I expect that to happen sooner

[@mirthless5603]

Hm

[@JJLiu-xc3kg]

MrOrange uh...

[@isaacgutierrez876]

Right when I got the notification of your new video we passed by a street named McCullough in San Antonio texas

[@JJMcCullough]

I planned that.

[@Texasknight1]

That's right by downtown. And JJ you have been to San Antonio?

[@profoundgenius9726]

San Antonio is the only place where I’ve lived where nobody is actually from San Antonio. Either from other parts of Texas or out of state

[@shanewshal]

Bruh

[@raphaelcarvalhobezerra6913]

Hey, JJ, Buddhist here. The Garuda in Buddhism are one of the Eight Legions, protectors of the Buddhist Law and servants of the Buddha in Mahayana Scriptures, tho Thailand is from Hinayana tradition, and one of the concepts is that before the to-be Buddha reincarnated as Prince Siddharta he was the God Vishnu, whom his loyal friend was a Garuda, and when he reincarnated as Siddharta he became the Buddha, and the Garuda recognized him and served him to his death and is said to embody the buddhist praxis in Hinayana traditions.

[@FullOfMalarky]

Erdogan: Gets mad at the video for saying Turkey is unoriginal JJ: Learn to design one with skill share Erdogan:🤔🤔🤔 signs up

[@saksagan1436]

accurate

[@duyguozkann]

SILIVRI IS VERY COLD

[@malvoliomaximillian2001]

Then the next thing you know is that 90% of Skillshare demographics is Turkish people

[@sammy-jayclay5576]

Band's 6Bond's 6

[@COVID--kf2mt]

@@saksagan1436 Turkish presidents before Erdogan should be blamed too.

[@the8thgemmer467]

The “European-style” crests (technically just called arms) actually have quite a bit of stuff one can learn about them. For one-they actually belong to a category called heraldry. There are many books on it for anyone interested

[@Sombre_gd]

Fun fact: In Poland, since we use white Eagle, and our "dear neighbors" from past and present, like Germany, Austria and Russia use black Eagles as their national emblems, we call their emblems "crows", and crows are considered filthy carrion eaters ;-) When I was a kid I was confident Germany has a real crow as their coat of arms, because none of the adults called it "black eagle".

[@Omega7221]

Fun fact: In other countries white eagle of Poland called - White chicken.

[@nakiinami]

Clicked the video only because the thumbnail has the Malaysian coat of arms Am proud to be Malaysian

[@samuderaveniceenigma]

Me too ;)

[@ok-op8lg]

True patriotism is recognising ur countrys coat of arms nah jk i dont even know my countrys coat of arms.

[@petergriffinhentai4724]

Greetings fellow nasi lemak tambah roti telur bawang tisu bom kurang manis tambah lemak.

[@currypenguin]

Same. Though i'm kinda triggered that he thinks our coat of arms is "weird" XD

[@AshuaBBX]

True

[@aussiegrandpa4999]

"The Australian crest has a kangaroo" Emu: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

7:04 Hinduism was once widespread throughout Southeast Asia

[@hessanscounty3592]

I just wanted to point out that while the Chrysanthemum Imperial Seal is used for Japan, the Government uses variations on the flowering Paulownia plant. South Korea also uses variations on a Rose of Sharon for the different branches of the government with the stylized Taeguk representing the Ministries.

[@Joep_ve]

As a Dutch I would like to tell you something about the Dutch Coat of Arms. For example, did you know that the Dutch coat of arms consists of three layers? 1. The cloth with the crown, which stands for the royal family. 2. The shield with the lions and the motto, which stands for the government. 3. Only the shield, which represents the citizens. Did you know, for example, that the blocks on the shield stand for that it is difficult to reach things and the arrows (in my opinion) for the independence of the Spaniards (it was made in the revolt against the Spaniards by William of Orange) . And that the motto under the shield stands "Je Maintiendrai" for I will maintain.

[@robj3126]

My favourite KZbinr talking about my favourite subject

[@TheMrpeejoe]

4:40 Actually the bald eagle is holding a olive branch with 13 leaves, and 13 olives and a bund of arrows, with at least 13 arrows in the stick. So a olive branch and a group of arrows (Least he already said it in the video). The olive branch represents the US peace (probably from Britain because the coat of arm originally was created after the US Revolution War), and the bund of arrows represent America's preparation to defend liberty at war. LIKE SO JJ CAN SEE THIS

[@tescomealdeals4613]

You forgot to mention that the eagle’s face is always towards the olive branch which is supposed to mean that they wish to seek peace before war.

[@otherguyhd]

I believe the antelope on Zimbabwe’s coat of arms are Kudu not springbok

[@gdroce8569]

Yup Kudu not springbok

[@greigey5603]

Indeed

[@riograndedosulball248]

Rhodesia had them too, i think they were better drawn in the antique emblem

[@randomname5585]

fun fact, "Kudu" is a large Saudi Arabian fast food chain with over 316 locations in saudi arabia as well in bahrain too :)

[@fahoodie1852]

OtherGuyHD You’re right

[@DaRealRessonance]

Why I saw Bhutan's crest it legit gave me a heart attack, its the asian version of a kaleidoscope

[@boaoftheboaians]

Tadodaho But I find it beautiful xD That’s what makes it beautiful :)

[@rahuldhargalkar]

But it's so pretty!

[@_Killkor]

Crest designer: So, what sort of crest do you want? Bhutan: yes Crest designer: ok... aaand, what color- Bhutan: *yes*

[@nafismubashir2479]

Tadodaho well it is called the dragon/thunder kingdom

[@chrismorris6865]

I like it, personally

[@robbiebalboa]

Australia’s coat of Arms used the Kangaroo and Emu because they can’t move backwards, they can only go forward, symbolising progression and moving forward.

[@MrBen101199]

Indonesia also has Garuda in their national Crest. Love the design. I'm Malaysian btw ✌️

[@quirinus.]

Thanks man, love ur national crest too From Indonesia

[@jacksonthesyndicalist2771]

3:55 ah yes the country of Dubai... I think it was a joke

[@manavpandey4506]

UAE has a falcon not a hawk

[@waynejohnson1786]

I’ve always associated the Star and Crescent with Turkey, probably because they rely on it as a national symbol more than other countries that use it in their flags like Pakistan or Tunisia.

[@ahmad_m1538]

i was shook seeing the Malaysian Coat of Arms in the thumbnail

[@bryanyew3673]

Yup

[@melvingayming5901]

Aku pernah tengok orang ni kat komen, tapi kat mana?

[@justblueboy2939]

As for Garuda things, Some Buddhist sect adopt some hindu icons in theirs teaching, hence the garuda. The Buddha humself used to trained in Hinduism.

[@byron-ih2ge]

Ya exactly

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

2:43 Old crest used in Romania when it was still a monarchy. Although the Parliament passed a law changing the crest to put a crown in it so only time will tell....

[@steffplaysmapping1104]

Norways coat of arm is really interesting when ones look into it. It might just look like another shield with lion, but the silver axe in it signals that the king that uses the coat of arm is an heir to St. Olaf.

[@torsmork]

Ehm...no, the St. Olavs axe doesn't represent being 'an heir to St. Olav'. That's just false and really doesn't make any sense. This video has so much wrong with it(simple verifiable errors), that it is basically useless if you are looking for the truth. You'd be better off watching any other coat of arms video online. The fact that he wrongly calls coat of arms 'crests' in a video on coat of arms, should show you that he didn't do the proper research and/or don't really care enough to tell the truth and he is spewing falsehoods left and right.

[@FujiAppul]

I find the animals surrounding/holding the crests (if there are any) very interesting, because I love finding more about national animals of countries and the like. Just wanted to point that out. Also, amazing video, JJ. :)

[@riodvipayana]

6:56 Indonesia also use “Garuda” as coat of arms eventho Indonesia is a muslim majority country

[@EmilAragundi]

There's a recent trend for countries to have an official logo made by their tourism board. My country (Ecuador) has a really hideous one that may or may not have been plagiarized but Peru on the other hand has a really cool one.

[@marc21091]

Good move by JJ as commented below, to show the picture of the new Japanese Emperor Naruhito, who becomes Emperor on 1 May, after his father Akihito formally abdicates on 30 April. See 6:20 . PerhapsJJ can do something on this event when the change takes place. One interesting aspect is that a new 'era' begins on the change of Emperor. The new era is called 'Reiwa' and commences on 1 May 2019. Naruhito is not formally crowned (not the right word) until October, apparenrly.

[@genericmace2271]

Bhutan is a nation I have always deeply admired, but their national crest just brings it to a whole new level.

[@NorthernReaper]

They could have use just a dragon in their coat of arms.

[@BrownCrewmate1]

@@NorthernReaperI think you are blind , they did

[@NullConflict]

5:40 J.J.: "Uzbekistan today" Emblem: "Қарақалпақстан" Me: Huh, that's a strange way to spell "Oʻzbekiston" Yes, I know it's the emblem for Karakalpakstan in the north-west. Uzbekistan emblem has 2 rivers and blue mountains on both sides. Both of the Uzbeks in the audience will be annoyed about that mistake.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

JJ: Doesn't understand religion and monarchy Also JJ: Lives in monarchy

[@thefolder3086]

As a Thai person, Thai kings used to be more Hindu. There was some kind of Buddo Hinduism that’s believed in ancient Thailand which is why the garuda is still used there today.

[@kapatidtomas]

JJ: *_*Makes Coat of Arms_** .. Heraldists: **facepalms..**

[@Vladimir_4757]

5:27 Fun fact, that was also the hat badge for Gorbachev's escorts or something like that. They're fucking huge. Like...really fucking big.

[@rasapplepipe]

I'm from Colombia where our national crest has the isthmus of Panamá land Colombia has not ruled since 1901. It also says libertad y orden (liberty & order) 2 things that don't exist in Colombia.

[@MrNinGame]

Just a thing about the French seal shown in the video: it was used at the time of the Second Republic (1848-1852), and is now the Great Seal of the State used only for the Constitution, but not as the national crest. The notion of a national coat of arms was actually removed from French law at the end of the 19th century, but it is assumed nowadays that the "armoiries" of the Republic fit into this role, because it is displayed on French passports and on the Élysée website (the French Presidential Palace) upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Armoiries_république_française.svg/280px-Armoiries_république_française.svg.png

[@716_ハディくん]

I see malaysia coat of arm, i click *watch*

[@madkhaliqfarhan]

It's best to play "Negaraku" while seeing our country Malaysia's coat of arms!

[@bri2930]

This the perhaps the only channel that covers such unique topics that no one gives a damn today in such an informative manner! Thanks J.J keep up the good work👍

[@Yoxidelf]

Lol, as soon as I saw the title, I thought “he’s gonna take the piss out of Turkey”

[@the_notorious_puppet]

Fun fact: The malaysian coat of arm has 2 coat of arms in them, the coat of arm of Sabah state and coat of arm of Sarawak state.

[@civishamburgum1234]

When talking about Code of arms, it ist important to note, that most countrys who have one, have a small and a large one.

[@jayscavellajr1174]

The Coat of Arm at 3:13 is from The Bahamas 🇧🇸 for those wondering.

[@yigitoflaz4730]

Turkish guy here. We haven't had a coat of arms since the Ottoman times, and we aren't going to have one in the foreseeable future, because no one would be happy with what get chosen to be put on the coat of arms. And hell, when I think about it, I don't think we need one, really. Edit: At 5:46, the coat of arms is Karakalpakstan's, not Uzbekistan's. Although I can see the confusion, because they're so similar.

[@starman1144]

Just put the Crescent moon in a red shield with to Gray wolfs (national animal of Turkey) holding it up. Like this: images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/f65b51a0-6706-4dc6-86f7-165eb452c39f/d8a5dv6-5bd4c9bb-dca4-4cf6-bfc6-f9a26b3fb69b.png/v1/fill/w_1035,h_772,strp/turkey_coat_of_arms_by_soaringaven_d8a5dv6-pre.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0yNzA1IiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvZjY1YjUxYTAtNjcwNi00ZGM2LTg2ZjctMTY1ZWI0NTJjMzlmXC9kOGE1ZHY2LTViZDRjOWJiLWRjYTQtNGNmNi1iZmM2LWY5YTI2YjNmYjY5Yi5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MzYyNCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.u9PFjM_nopvodKCDeyGzDwJyrm9C9j96Ge2gyVxS2Tk. In Greece we have a blue shield with a cross and two olive branches around it. In the junta area we had a cool Phoenix coat of arms which was a symbol of the Greek war of independence but when the junta fell they replaced it with the boring shield we have today. Greek Junta coat of arms: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Greek_Phoenix.svg/1200px-Greek_Phoenix.svg.png

[@johnbuick5494]

@@starman1144 nice one actually

[@kalabuk1678]

The coat of arms JJ showed for Modern Uzbekistan is actually for Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan, although the only differences between that one and the official emblem for all of Uzbekistan are some landscape details behind the Huma (bird) and the text that says “Қарақалпақстан” rather than “Oʻzbekiston”

[@2tri749]

“Countries like Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Dubai” wow

[@VV_PaVria]

In his defense, he correctly labeled the displayed emblem as that of the UAE.

[@iyoungblood2109]

Lol, your crest for Turkey is glorious!

[@peterlenko3355]

Love the kabobs, excellent touch.

[@schloky1281]

nope, no news of any coat of arms here. source: am turkish

[@PaynesCupcakes]

there was an proposal for the coat of arms in 1930's but never used www.wikizeroo.org/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly90ci53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvRG9zeWE6SW5zaWduZV9UdXJjaWFlLnN2Zw

[@veeraeka4296]

Thailand had a European-style Coast of Arms too by Rama V. Also, the Thai monarch is regarded as a reincarnation of Vishnu by ancient ideas. That’s why their regnal names are always Rama + #. (Rama is the name of one of the reincarnations of Lord Vishnu). The Garuda symbol is used with almost everything associated with the king because Garuda is a devotee of Vishnu. The coronation of the new king is gonna be held on 4-6 Apr 2019 so you can watch the ceremony on KZbin. You’ll see lots of mixtures of Buddhism+Hinduism there. Fun fact : the king must be a Buddhist according to the constitution.

[@EnderDeveloper]

2:49 Ah yes, my favorite country, Holland

[@northchurch753]

My family has a coat of arms and I had it looked at by a professor in heraldry who is based in Stockholm since that side of the family came from the Kingdom of Sweden and Finland. He had never seen it before but it's similar to the crest of the Taube noble family from the Baltic countries (probably Estonian), but the helmet indicates non nobility in Sweden but is of an unusually Russian design.

[@withamarshview1436]

You always make me chuckle. Smart & funny commentary plus those graphics & sound effects equals videos I love watching.

[@TheHollowBodiesBand]

I read somewhere that Mexico's national shield (escudo nacional) is the one with the most nature imagery. There's the golden eagle, the rattlesnake, the prickly pears, the branches of olive and oak, a lake and an island.

[@ludicrus32]

One of my favorite fun facts is that the city coat of arms for Washington, DC, is actually the feudal coat of arms of the Washington family, as in George Washington. I always thought that was a neat little nod to European heritage.

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

Technically, the decoration on top (usually a crown, helmet, or animal) is the crest. Heraldry is complicated. That said, heraldry and vexillology are very closely related.

[@shahranhussain6037]

Turkey is already in clash with EU due to the eastern Mediterranean, looks like 2087 is going to be a bit early :3 Also, this needs a second episode with the obscure coat of arms!

[@PurpleAmharicCoffee]

I used to doodle pentagrams like Ethiopia's crest in my early teens, before I even started learning any languages. Morocco also has the one on their flag, but that's not linguistically convenient.

[@arcofspira]

Cool video as usual JJ! Crests can be pretty funny things. I guess thee best purpose of most crests these days is just to poke fun at them and make videos pointing out all the foibles about them.

[@JJMcCullough]

That's really the purpose of almost any artistic expression in the internet age.

[@pablononescobar]

6:26 As of the date of this video, the picture did not depict the reigning Emperor, but the guy would become Emperor within 2 weeks

[@k-pop-corn3802]

It’s amazing to watch your videos ... you are such a knowledgeable person. Love your videos.

[@quintiniusverginix7827]

His understanding of this topic is surface-level at best. You'd get better info from a wikipedia article, and as an extra bonus you wouldn't have to look at his dumb haircut.

[@NorthSea_1981]

The Thai Garuda is actually pretty awesome-looking! And that Turkish crest at 9:02 ...LOL!!!

[@daimhaus]

Fun fact: Germany has the oldest coat of arms in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.

[@starman1144]

Really? But Germany was created in 1871. And they changed it a lot of times.

[@daimhaus]

@@starman1144 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany Before Germany was founded as a nation, the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations existed and had the same coat of arms, which was sometimes modified, but in principle it was the same.

[@aldo_agazzi]

@DAIMHAUS not true, as it looks today it was implemented after those crazy 1940s years they had, and the symbol itself might be ancient but where do you come up with "the oldest in the world"? (yeah odin is related to an eagle but not that specific image, and even so there are more ancient even en europe) the Mexican crest comes from ancient aztec mythology even before they reached modern day mexico city, the vatican city one comes from the bible itself, the Israeli one comes from the Torah, supposedly from Moses times....

[@Ch-xk5tv]

It's also the Austrian coat of arms that derives from the one of the "Holy Roman Empire of German Nations", so Austria also would have the oldest coat of arms in Europe

[@daimhaus]

​@@aldo_agazzi “ 'One' of the oldest“ The current design is from 1926. - Btw the Aztec culture existed mostly during the 14th and 16th century.-

[@jonathanwebster7091]

Also...the animals (or other thing) you often see on either side of the shield are called 'supporters' and date back to when coats of arms-which back then were shield and helmet only- were used on seals (they still are) and the artists often came up with something to fill the empty space between the shield and the rim of the seal.

[@RichterBelmont02]

THE JAPAN UTILIZE TWO LOGOS: THE CHRYSANTHEMUM WHICH IS THE IMPERIAL SEAL AND THE PAULOWNIA WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT SEAL.

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

Here is the Paulownia, to learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Seal_of_Japan

[@BinglesP]

I watched this while using wood chips as tweezers to get a firefly out of my house’s welcome mat

[@hansholbein1047]

3:36 Charlamagne didn't steal it from the Romans since he was the Holy Roman Emperor

[@muhammadalfatih2640]

The East Roman Empire still existed back then.

[@mohamadsyafiq6743]

"Holy Roman Emperor" but never had rome as his Capital or under their Rule

[@pokemami]

Family name crests are super interesting too. When i had do culture reports my teachers would never let me present about Nintendo, college, and quick filling healthy low cost meals (typical two parent working class American things) and would force me to write and research my Scottish heritage (my family left Scotland in the 1700's so this to me was always stupid we eat enchiladas weekly and haggis at the highland games food truck once a year). I would present my family crest, tartan and what not. I became a "crestpert" as a result and know all about which way the knight and/or animal faces meaning and various other interesting unimportant crest facts. LOL

[@Yuushz80]

I loved the video. I wish you had shown Brazil's coat of arms as well, as it's kind of beautiful

[@itryen7632]

Thailand's one is just straight up a pokemon and i love it

[@flouin12]

I loved this video, but as a long-time heraldry enthusiast it drives me crazy when people say ''crest'' in the wrong way. None of these examples are specifically crests, but they are (as you also say) seals or coats of arms (or just ''emblems'' as a catch-all term). A crest is simply a component of a coat of arms (the bit that appears above a shield).

[@SirioResteghini]

Oh, I accidentally found someone who explained all that terms to me! Thank you!

[@justinbeath5169]

The term has evolved to mean an emblem of a place. Words change all the time, its a nonissue

[@flouin12]

@@justinbeath5169 But that's like telling a doctor they should use the word 'ass' instead of 'gluteus maximus'. Technical terms exist for a reason.

[@justinbeath5169]

@@flouin12 if gluteus maximus fell out on favor and ass replaced it then a doctor would be expected to use that term. Crest now refers to an emblem so it is not out of the ordinary to call it that

[@flouin12]

@@justinbeath5169 Gluteus maximus won't fall out of favour; it's a technical term that will be learned by each new medical student. A better example for my point is if a doctor used 'ass' to refer to all parts of that area: the gluteus maximus, the rectum, the colon, the anus. It would simplify an area that requires separate terms. This is much like how 'crest' is used by some to refer to the whole coat of arms, even though there are separate components of a coat of arms.

[@chase2530]

6:58 about Garuda, he's a figure in both Hinduism and Buddhism. There's lots of hindu deities which became repurposed as dharma protectors in Buddhism like this because of how Buddhism originated from Hinduism, much like how Christianity originated from Judaism.

[@Atillatzke]

Oh ma gawd when i saw your turkish national crest i lost it 😂 i am turkish by the way. I think it was very creative. Ataturks head, the fez, a tulip and the brass cup we make tjrkish coffee with. And of course the 2 kabap sticks right and left.

[@larsw8776]

The Turkish Coat-of-Arms was definitely spot on.

[@Karel8851]

India's Coat of arms is not A Symbolism of Buddhism . It Symbolises Mauriyan Empire which Had Jains , Hindus & Buddhist .

[@AllPileup]

6:56 Garuda is the vehicle mount of Narayana (Vishnu), which in ancient belief, the king is an avatar of Narayana.

[@bclassic2474]

Thai kings are named Rama and their capital was called ayodhya

[@peterlenko3355]

Geez, I never realized the communist undertones of the Rotary Club.

[@rahuldhargalkar]

Hahaha I get this! 😛 #Gears

[@raphaelbossniak4794]

I know that Rojava isn't recognised as a offical country at the moment but check out their crest, it's pretty wild and full of text.

[@rolloxra670]

I really like the Thai coat of arms it’s so epic

[@quirkymart6051]

The Zimbabwe flag shown displays two Kudu rather than springbok

[@daisylazy5326]

We all need to have national dances, that would be awesome. It’d be great to see what people came up with

[@MattMcIrvin]

I hail from the land of 1,000 dances! Gotta know how to pony like Boney Maronie!

[@jonathon-leeyoung-brookes5737]

Crests and coats of arms are two different things. Crests are the animal or symbol which adorns the top of the Arms. These are then transferred to a signet ring or a seal for quick identification. The Armourial Shield is the what you keep referring to as the crest. Or also know as the coat of arms - these are used for formal or full identification of the family to which it belongs.

[@zanel4195]

9:02 I love the kebabs on the side, and the “EU membership by 2087”

[@salahopethist]

5:46 that is the COA of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan within uzbekistan. Slightly different from the seal of uzbekistan

[@erzsblasfantaven3334]

my favourite 'weird coats of arms' are the ones used by italian goliardic orders. they look both solemn and vulgar

[@AlexR2648]

Technically, the crest is just the bit at the top that sits on the helmet. This goes back to the late middle ages when knights would actually attach a leather cutout of their crest to their helmet when competing in tournaments. The whole thing is, strictly speaking, the "achievement," or informally the coat of arms.

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

Don't know where you found it, but the Italian National Crest has a white star, not red.

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

@@Ratchet4647 It's weird, because when I looked for it, the white one is all I could find. Maybe the red was the first one created that has since changed?

[@ONLYPCGAMINGTV]

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[@naponroy]

The coat of arms... was a coat.. for your arms, arms meaning weapns and specifically shields so whole units could be identified in a dusty battlefield.