Description The shield surmounting the eagle is divided in five fields, one for each historical province of Romania with its traditional symbol: a golden aquila - Muntenia(Wallachia) the aurochs - Moldavia dolphins - Dobrogea a black aquila, seven castles, a sun and a moon - Transylvania a lion and a bridge - Oltenia and Banat The coat of arms of Romania was adopted in the Romanian Parliament on 10 September 1992 as a representative coat of arms for Romania. It is based on the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania (used between 1922 and 1947), redesigned by Victor Dima. As a central element it shows a golden aquila holding a cross in its beak and a mace and a sword in its claws. It also consists of the three colors: red, yellow, and blue, which represent the colors of the national flag. One of the many drawings used unofficially as coat of arms ( ) History The idea behind the design of the coat of arms of Romania dates since 1859, when the two Romanian countries, Wallachia and Moldavia, were united under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Then the two heraldic symbols, the golden aquila and the aurochs, were officially juxtaposed. In 1866, after Carol I was elected Prince of Romania, the shield was divided into quarters. After the 1872, the coat of arms included the symbol of southern Bessarabia (after 1877, of Dobruja), and on the shield the Steel Crown was placed, as a symbol of sovereignty and independence, after the Romanian War of Independence. The coat of arms remained unchanged until 1922, after World War I, when Transylvania was united with the Kingdom of Romania. Then the coat of arms of Transylvania was placed in the fourth quarter. Coat of arms of the Kingdom ofRomania ( ) After 1948, the Communist authorities changed both the flag and the coat of arms. The coat of arms was rather an emblem, faithful to the Communist pattern: a landscape surrounded by stocks of wheat tied together with a cloth in Coat of arms of the colors of the national flag. RSR ( ) Immediately after the 1989 Revolution, there came up the idea of giving Romania a new, representative coat of arms. In fact, the very symbol of the Revolution was the flag with a hole in its middle where the communist coat of arms had been cut out. After some debate over two final models, the current design was adopted by the two chambers of the Romanian Parliament in their joint session on September 10, 1992. Credits Romania : Acest proiect a fost finanat cu sprijinul Comisiei Europene. Aceast publicaie (comunicare) reflect numai punctul de vedere al autorului i Comisia nu este responsabil pentru eventuala utilizare a informaiilor pe care le conine. English: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Text of Comenius