What is Coat of arms of Estonia?
[[Image:Small coat of arms of Estonia.svg|thumb|right|200px|The Greater Coat of Arms]] The '''coat of arms of Estonia''' is a golden shield which includes three slim, [[blue]] ''leopard''s (or [[lions]] passant guardant) in the middle, with [[oak]] branches along the side of the shield. The coat of arms of [[Estonia]] has existed long before they were official recognized after the War of Independence between [[1918]] and [[1920]], when the Republic of [[Estonia]] was internationally recognized. The symbol has been in use since the [[13th century]], where the big coat of arms was used for the capital city, [[Tallinn]]. The origin of the slim blue lions can be traced back to the King of [[Denmark]] at the time, Valdemar the Second. As [[Denmark]] was the ruling power of Northern [[Estonia]] at the time, it imposed the coat of arms upon the state. {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:National coats of arms|Estonia]] [[Category:Lions in heraldry]] [[Category:National symbols of Estonia]]