Keywords: Coat of arms of Romania (project, 1897).jpg en Coat of arms of independent Romania as proposed by the Ministry of War Never used anywhere The main differences between this and the legal version 1872 are French shield Golden helmet instead of royal crown with mantling in Romanian national colors red yellow blue Star of Romania Order below the shield The lions have their tail on their backs not between their legs each one is holding a spear with the fanciful banners of Wallachia and Moldavia on top they have the 1830 colors of the principalities and the traditional charges the eagle and the aurochs but they never existed The gules mantle is embroided with the golden coat of arms of Wallachia and Moldavia an eagle an aurochs has a canopy and the Steel Crown of Romania on top Dan Cernovodeanu L'Evolution des armoiries des Pays Roumains depuis leur apparition jusqu'a a nos jours 13e-20e siecles Braila 2005 Romanian Ministry of War 1897 PD-Old 1897 in Romania Historical coats of arms of Romania Proposed coats of arms |