The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears on one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century.

It depicts a silver ram (Faroese: Veðrur) passant with golden hooves and horns on an azure shield.

Later uses show a ram in a seal used by the Løgrættumenn, members of the Old Faroese law Court, the Løgting.

In 1948, the coat of arms came into use again after the Home Rule Act came into force, not by the Løgting (Parliament) but by the Landsstýri (Government).

The old title Løgmaður had been reestablished, but this time as the leader of the government, and the coat of arms followed him.