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Coat of arms of the Czech Republic

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The Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic displays the three historical regions which make up the nation.

The arms of Bohemia, shows a silver double-tailed lion on a red background. In the top right, the Moravian red-and-silver chequered eagle is shown on a blue blackground. In the bottom left the arms of Silesia, a black eagle with the so-called "clover stalk" in his breast on golden background is shown, although only a small south-eastern part of the historical region of Silesia belongs to the Czech Republic (see Czech Silesia). The lion in the bottom right represents the whole country .

The shield is also used as the badge for the Czech national football team and Czech national ice hockey team.


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