Azure, a ram argent, langued gules, armed and unguled or.
The
seal used by the Løgrættumenn, members of the Old Faroese law Court, the Løgting
.
When the Løgting was abolished in 1816, the coat of arms went out of use, not appearing even after the Løgting was reestablished in 1852 and the Faroe Islands were effectively outside direct Danish rule during the
British occupation in World War II
.
In 1948, the coat of arms came into use again after the Home Rule Act came into force, not by the Løgting (Parliament) but by the Landsstýri (Government). The old title Løgmaður had been reestablished, but this time as the leader of the government, and the coat of arms followed him.
On 1 April 2004, the Prime Minister's Office announced that from then on that it would use a new version of the coat of arms.[1] This new interpretation was based on the original found depicted on the chairs from Kirkjubøur. The colours were inspired from the Faroese flag Merkið, and golden yellow was added. The new coat of arms depicts a ram on a blue shield ready to defend.[1] It can be used by Cabinet Ministries and by official Faroese representatives, though some still use the old symbol.
Old seal from 1533.
Former government seal (or emblem)
Coat of arms at the Faroese Embassy in Copenhagen
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