20 Awesome Coats Of Arms

Step aside, flags.

Just about every city, county, and nation in this world has it's own emblem; it's own hand-crafted logo passed down from one generation to the next to illustrate something about the spirit of that place.
Some are so awesome that they deserve a closer look.

Arkhangelsk, Russia

Arkhangelsk, Russia

Anyone who lives in Arkhangelsk is tough enough to endure 10 months of sub-arctic winter weather. Their coat of arms of an angel stabbing a devil to death is appropriately bad-ass.

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Botswana

Botswana

Zebras and cogs. And the Chicago Bulls logo?

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Zheleznogorsk

Zheleznogorsk

Zheleznogorsk was a top-secret city in Russia that was hidden from maps during the Cold War. Why? Because they built nuclear weapons there. Hence, Russia's bear clawing an atom apart.

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