| Coat of arms of Slovak Republic | |
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 The banner of arms, which serves as presidential standard | |
| Armiger | Slovak Republic |
| Adopted | 1 March 1990 (13 June 1919) |
| Shield | Gules, a mount of three peaks Azure, issuant therefrom a double cross Argent |
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The coat of arms of the Slovak Republic consists of a red (gules) shield, in early Gothic style, charged with a silver (argent) double cross standing on the middle peak of a dark blue mountain consisting of three peaks. Extremities of the cross are amplified, and its ends are concaved. The double cross is a symbol of its Christian faith and the hills represent three symbolic mountain ranges: Tatra, Fatra (made up of the Veľká Fatra and Malá Fatra ranges), and Matra (in Hungary).
The genesis and history of the iconography and symbolism of the state emblem of the Slovak Republic has three basic development periods and all three organically follow each other: Byzantine (6th-12th centuries), Hungarian (12th-20th centuries) and Slovak (19th-20th centuries).[1]