About Coat of Arms Arena
Six competitions on reviewed coats of arms of sovereign states, regions, provinces and cities, drawn from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Name the arms, search for the place, pick the country it lies in, tell a nation’s arms from a region’s or a city’s, match arms to names, or uncover five hidden names letter by letter.
The bank is a snapshot of the arms recorded in November 2026 and is not kept current. Where a state uses a national emblem or seal instead of heraldic arms, it plays too and the answer says so.
How to play
- Goal
- Recognize the coats of arms and emblems of the world’s nations, regions and cities, and learn whose arms they are.
- How it ends
- Finish ten questions, ten pairs or five hidden names, exhaust the sprint clock, or make one sprint mistake.
- Record
- Best score, fastest matching finish or fewest wrong letters, with time and the player’s name.
- Recognition Sprint: choose whose arms are shown from eight names in 90 seconds; one wrong answer ends the run.
- Name Search, Country, Level: ten coats of arms; a wrong answer scores nothing. Most correct wins, then time.
- Level: choose nation, region or city. A place that is both, such as Berlin, counts for either.
- Matching Table and Letter Hunt: pair ten coats of arms with names, or uncover five hidden names; fewest errors wins.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Tap / click | Choose answers and matching pairs |
| Drag | Drag either side of the Matching Table onto its partner to make a pair |
| Type a place name | Filter the Name Search list (up to 60 characters); Enter chooses a unique result |
| Enlarge | Inspect the arms while the clock keeps running |
| A–Z | Guess letters in Letter Hunt |
| 1–8 | Choose an answer in the pick-one competitions; Enter or Space continues from a reveal |
| Standard controller | D-pad navigates controls; A selects, Y opens Rules; shoulder buttons jump through the Name Search list by letter |
Tips
- Read the crown A mural crown of towers usually marks a city; supporters and a royal crown usually mark a nation.
- Look for canting arms Many cities show a pun on their name: a bear for Berlin and Bern, a monk for Munich.
Good to know
Every image keeps its creator, licence, Commons file and Wikidata source; Full credit opens the complete attribution. Opening full credits during a question, leaving the tab, restoring an unfinished run or a mid-run image-loading interruption makes that attempt practice.
Watch how to play
Questions
Are new or changed arms included?
No. The bank is a snapshot of November 2026 and is not kept current.
Why are some answers emblems or seals?
Many states and regions use a national emblem or seal instead of heraldic arms; they play so the whole world is covered, and the answer says which it is.
Why is a place missing?
Every image needs a free licence, two independent reviews, and no readable place name on it; small villages are left out.
Why is there a blank band on some national arms?
Where a state's arms spell the country's name on a scroll or seal rim, the name is removed from the picture so it does not give the answer away.
