Heraldic authority

A heraldic authority is defined as an office or institution which has been established by a reigning monarch or a government to deal with heraldry in the country concerned.

It is composed of five members appointed on a four years mandate by the Minister: jurist, heraldist, archivist, historian and visual artist.

Law on the local self-government units, all municipal coats of arms have to be made and blazoned in accordance with heraldic rules.

The Armorial is made in three copies of which one is obtained by : unit of local self-government, Croatian State Archives and the Ministry of Public Administration.

Holy Roman Empire Bavaria Prussia Saxony (Note : although the office was established in 2019, the necessary legislation was passed only in 2021, and the regulations bringing it into operation were gazetted in 2022.

The Council of Heraldry and Vexillology registers non-noble personal and municipal arms in the French Community of Belgium.
The State Council of Heraldry advises the government of Georgia on all matters related to heraldry.
Coat of arms, granted by the Istituto Nazionale del Nastro Azzurro to one of its members, the italian Admiral Ernesto Burzagli . The Nastro Azzurro is one of the main heraldic authorities in Italy.
The College of Arms is the office regulating heraldry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1484 by King Richard III, and is a private corporate body which is delegated heraldic authority by the British monarch.
The Lord Lyon King of Arms is an official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in Scotland, issuing new grants of arms and serving as the judge of the Court of the Lord Lyon, the oldest heraldic court in the world that is still in daily operation.