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3 unusual facts about Coat of arms of Hungary


Coat of arms of Hungary

The dexter (left side from the viewer's point) features the so-called Árpád stripes, four Argent (silver) and four Gules (red) stripes.

Another not-so-well-known theory for the triple hills is that it symbolizes the hills of Calvary (Golgotha), where Jesus was crucified.

The sinister (right side from the viewer's point) consists of an Argent (silver) double cross on Gules (red) base, situated inside a small Or (golden) crown, the crown is placed on the middle heap of three Vert (green) hills, representing the mountain ranges Tátra, Mátra, and Fátra.



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