The Greater Arms

The GREATER ARMS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. I have deliberately left out a few elements (crown, supporters and motto).

Read more about the arms here.

Imperial Arms

The Russian Imperial arms encircled with the collar of the Order of St. Andrew the First Called.

The Order of St. Andrew the First-Called

The collar of the Russian Order of St. Andrew the First-Called. The letters S.A.P.R. stands for Sanctus Andreas Patronus Russiæ.

The Order was established in 1698 by Tsar Peter the Great, in honour of Saint Andrew, the first apostle of Jesus and patron saint of Russia. It had only one class, and was only awarded for the most eminent civilian or military merit.

Peter learned this from his travels in the West during the Great Embassy. In the past service to the state was rewarded with money or large estates. He noticed the ceremonies accompanying the granting of England’s Order of the Garter and Austro-Hungarian Order of the Golden Fleece and noticed the loyalty and pride of the awarded. It also saved the state land and money.

Fyodor Golovin was the first cavalier of the order. Until its abolition after the Russian Revolution of 1917, just over one thousand awards were made. During the monarchy, recipients of the Order of St. Andrew also automatically received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of St. Anne, first degree, and the Order St. Stanislaus, first degree. Moreover, recipients of lower ranks were automatically promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general or vice admiral.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Andrew

Rossiyskaya Imperiya

The Russian Imperial double-headed eagle has been covered earlier, but this time I have made a more extended article. You can find it under the “pages” on the right hand menu or click here.

The LESSER RUSSIAN IMPERIAL arms at the time of His Imperial Majesty the Lord Emperor and Autocrat of All Russias, Alexander III Alexandrovich the Peacemaker.

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Baron Johan Skytte

The creator of the Professorship of Eloquence and Poltical science at Uppsala University, Johan Skytte's arms as painted on the fire screen in the Gyllenhielmska biblioteket (library).

 

Gotland

I think this is the first picture posted on a coat of arms. The below shield is part of the banner of the Gotlands nation, the fraternity of Gotland province at Uppsala University.

The Gotland Agnud Dei with a Swedish ducal coronet.

Kamenický (von Hojovic)

Wappen: In Blau ein goldenes Repphuhn (war. v. 1588, silbern). – Kleinod: die Schildfigur auf der Helmkrone; Decken: blau-golden.

Barons Klingspor

From Livonia. Naturalised in 1633 and elevated to baronial status in 1771 as number 257. Different branches introduced as noble (no. 195) and comital (no. 107).

Barons von Troil

Ennobled in 1756 and introduced in 1776 as number 2039. Became extinct (swordside) in 1880 and 1917 (distaff side) but but was re-introduced from Finland in 1985.

Vítor Escudero

The arms of Escudero comprises the quarterings of Costa, Freitas, Guimarães and Vasconcellos.

Escudero is a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Officer of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain, Knight of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Vicosa, Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

Vítor Escudero