Coat of arms of Austria

History of the coats of arms of the federal states: A look back to the Middle Ages

Signs of progress: the development of coats of arms

austria's heritage: our provincial coat of arms

Symbols and coats of arms of the federal states of Austria

Burgenland: A red, golden-crowned eagle on a rock in a golden shield. On its breast is a small shield alternately divided into red and cuirass (fur decoration), flanked by two black crosses.

Carinthia: A shield in gold and red. On the left side are three black colored lions with red tongues, followed by a silver bar. In the red part a silver bar(banded shield).

Upper Austria: Shows a golden eagle in the split shield in front in black, behind three times split by silver and red. The whole is crowned by the Austrian archducal hat.

Lower Austria: Shows five golden eagles in a blue background. It was originally used around 1335 as the sign of St. Leopold. In 1360, Duke Rudolf IV integrated it as the symbol of Old Austria.

Upper Austria: Presents on a divided shield a golden eagle on a black background and next to it a design in silver and red, divided three times. It is crowned by the Austrian archducal hat.

Salzburg: Salzburg's coat of arms shows a division of gold and red, with a black lion on the left and a silver bar on the right. A princely hat is enthroned above the shield.

Styria: Presents itself with a green coat of arms showing a silver, fire-breathing panther. This symbol goes back to a seal of Duke Ottokar from the 12th century.

Tyrol: The coat of arms shows a silver shield with a red eagle crowned in gold with two wing claspers and cloverleaf ends and a green wreath behind its head.

Vorarlberg: It shows in a silver shield a red, black fimbriated and 3-part church flag on 3 red rings, which are crossed in the upper part by 2 and in each of the 3 bibs by 3 black narrow bars.

Vienna: It shows a red shield with a white cross inside. In addition, it can be used in the form of a breast shield in the figure of a black, golden eagle.