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1341 gathering of prince-electors from the constituent states of the
Holy Roman Empire
. The use of
heraldry
as a means to identify geographical entities is a centuries-old tradition.
This is a template for the orderly and simple illustration of countries, regions, cities or other entities ? e.g. in lists and infoboxes ? through their respective
coats of arms
.
Only
escutcheons
(i.e. each respective coat of arms's focal "shield", which in in other variants might be part of a comprehensive
achievement
) are included. This ensures that the arms remain informative even when rendered at low resolutions, as well as a meaningful degree of uniformity. This practice is in conformity with the rules of heraldry.
Accordingly, will for example
Belgium
.
Example
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*{{Coat of arms|Australia}}
*{{Coat of arms|Austria}}
*{{Coat of arms|Holy Roman Empire}}
*{{Coat of arms|Kingdom of France|text=none}}
*{{Coat of arms|Paris|text=''The city of a thousand lights''}}
*{{Coat of arms|United Kingdom|size=45px}}
*{{Coat of arms|United States}}
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