Coat of arms of Ripuaria

The coat of arms of Ripuaria bear the two duchies shields that encompass the grand duchy of Ripuaria, in, the first and fourth quadrants in the quarterly is the duchy of Ripuaria which shield is a  of ten  and  lines with a Lion   crowned, armed and langued  as its. And the duchy of Hoveland occupying the second and third quadrants which shield is a, billetty , with a Lion queue forchée  crowned , armed and langued  as its.

The coat of arms has its origin in the Agrestic Holy Empire when the duchies of Ripuaria and Hoveland were formulated on the rule of the van Hazenberg dynasty. The historical area of the duchies include both modern day Ripuaria and the Lindian province of Hoveland both of which today have large numbers of speakers.

The modern coat of arms was adopted by Alexander van Stokfort-Lautherstein, the first grand duke of Ripuaria in 1854, following the end of the Ripuarian Revolution and the signing of the Treaty of Janjirie which guaranteed Ripuarian independence. The Ripuarian constitution adopted the coat of arms to represent Ripuaria with the Latin motto "adsumus contra omn" and a royal decree by Alexander determines the  to be used in the greater and middle versions of the coat of arms, with the lesser version being used to represent the elected government of Ripuaria and its offices.

History
While originating in the Agrestic Holy Empire, the coat of arms of Ripuaria has changed drastically through the years. The current coat of arms, not only is a combination of the duchy of Ripuaria and the duchy of Hoveland but also holds much greater prestige than it used to have due to the elevation in status of the dukes of Ripuaria. Many of the elements found today in the coat of arms were added after years of ducal leadership in the Agrestic Empire.

Greater version
The is : Quarterly, 1 and 4 Ripuaria, 2 and 3 Hoveland. It is surmounted by the ducal crown. Behind the shield and surrounding it the grand collar of the Order of Lauther. Two    the shield. Underneath the compartment is placed the ribbon with two stripes  charged with the : "adsumus contra omn"  the lettering is golden. The whole is placed on a mantle with , with golden fringes and tassels and ensigned with the Grand-Ducal Crown.

The greater variant is not used as often as the other variants due to its royal value to the grand duke and the ducal family. It represents the royal family more than the state of Ripuaria and for this is only used in religious and royal ceremonies involving the grand duke. Although by law, the greater version is the official coat of arms of Ripuaria, this reflects the duke's leadership of the country, and is not used as physical official state symbols. For these uses are the middle and lesser variants.

Middle version
The middle version is missing the mantle from the greater version, as such it is much more appropriate to represent the state than the monarchy and royalty. This version is used to represent national institutes, the legislative and judiciary systems as well as appearing on the Ripuarian passport and official state mail and the national emblem for mail.

It consists of the shield, the grand-ducal crown, the grand collar of the Order of Lauther, two lions supporting and the ribbons with the motto.

Lesser version
The lesser version is considered the least royal one and as such is the most appropriate as a representative of the people in the state of Ripuaria. This includes the elected government and all other elected officials including councilmen for the communes and cities, city mayors and the deputies at the Chamber of Deputies. It is used as the official seal for the government and all elected official as well as used as the national emblem for diplomatic missions and embassies.

It consists solely of the shield, without the grand-ducal crown.