OLD COUNTRY COATS OF ARMS & FLAGS

Coat of Arms of Austria

(Source - International Civic Heraldry Website, Ralf Hartemink )

As a dual monarchy both Austria and Hungary maintained distinctive coats of arms. The Austrian coat of arms consists of a double headed eagle armed with a sword and mace in the left talon and an orb in the right talon. The imperial crown adorns the two heads while the breast bears the lion symbol of the Hapsburg dynasty and the silver bar of the Duchy of Austria. Draped around the neck is a belt containing the symbols of the arms of all the territories under Austrian influence.

Coat of Arms of Hungary

(Source - International Civic Heraldry Website, Ralf Hartemink)

The coat of arms of Hungary is comprised of a combination of the crests of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Siebenburgen and Fiume. The center bears the original crest of Hungary overlain with the crest of Austria. Topping the crest is the Crown of St. Stepha.

Flag of Austro - Hungarian Empire

The whole of the Austro - Hungarian Empire was unified under the the black and yellow flag shown above.

Coat of Arms of Bukovina

(Source - International Civic Heraldry Website, Ralf Hartemink)

I have come across more than one coat of arms for Bukovina, however this one appears to be most authentic. The theme is the same for all- blue and red longtitudinal sections with the head of an "aurochs" ( extinct wild ox ) surrounded by three gold stars.

Flag of Bukovina

The predominant colours are once again red and blue. Note that before 1854 the blue portion occupied the upper area while the red occupied the bottom portion, however the flag used from 1854- 1918 reversed this colour scheme.

Coat of Arms of Galicia

(Source - International Civic Heraldry Website, Ralf Hartemink )

Galicia, originally a Ruthenian ( Ukrainian ) principality used this coat of arms during rule under the Austro- Hungarian Empire. It adopted the three golden crowns of Galicia and the red bar and crow from Halicz, the former capital of Galicia.

Ukrainian Coat of Arms

(Source - International Civic Heraldry Website, Ralf Hartemink )

This coat of arms consists of a trident on an azure background and was adopted from the Kievan Rus period.

Ukrainian Flag

The yellow lower portion of this flag represents wheat or sunflowers, while the upper blue portion represents the sky. These colors have become symbollic of the Ukrainian people.