Denmark, Frederick X adjustments the royal coat of arms in controversy with Donald Trump | EUROtoday

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The king of Denmark, Frederick X, modified the royal coat of arms to extra prominently depict Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The sovereign’s choice was seen as a response to the phrases of US president-elect Donald Trump, who has repeatedly prompt the annexation of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.

For 500 years, the earlier Danish royal coats of arms have depicted three crowns, symbolizing the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which was led by Denmark between 1397 and 1523. In the up to date model the crowns have been eliminated and changed with a polar bear and a ram extra evident than previously, symbolizing Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively. The Guardian reviews it.

The royal household defined that the coat of arms, which is used on official paperwork and seals and whose components date again to the twelfth century, “reinforces the importance of the Commonwealth”. The three crowns, nonetheless, he specified, have been eliminated “since they are no longer relevant”.