Coat of arms of Finland

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Coat of arms of Finland
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The banner of arms, which served as state flag from December 1917 to May 1918
Armiger	Republic of Finland
Adopted	First documented in the 1580s. Current version official since 1978.
Shield	Gules, sémy of nine roses Argent, a crowned lion rampant Or armed of the same trampling a sabre Argent hilted and pommeled Or, his dexter foreleg in the form of an arm in armour Argent garnished Or bearing aloft a sword Argent hilted and pommeled Or.

The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured human arm brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws. The coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580.