National and historical symbols of Hungary

In this section you can find the crests of almost 2400 settlements of Hungary with notes. Find the starting letter of the settlement in the list and click if you want to see it.

The Coat-of-Arms of the Village of Regöly
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Regöly

(The County of Tolna)

Shield erect, base curved to a point. In field argent an escutchoen vert. In escutcheon vert a leafy ear of sweet corn or and an ear of corn or crossing eachother are borne encouped. In field vert a horse head or turned to the dexter. In dexter field argent a tree azure. In sinister field argent a cross gules. Under the shield on a tierced wavy bend or the name of the village REGÖLY is read in capital letters. There are two dots in front of and after the name respectively.

The rich history and estate of Regöly require the coat of arms to suit the classic rules of heraldry. The two rivers Kapos and Koppány cross each other at Regöly, this is represented by the tree symbol of the shield. The other master figure is the cross, which refers to the patron saint of the village, Saint George. The village was an archdeaconry in the past, the cross symbolizes this also. There are symbols referring to agriculture as well. The horse head or refer to the rich history of horse breeding in the village.

The symbolic meanings of the colours of the shield are the following:

Gules: patriotism, self-sacrifice, will of action and generousity

Azure: loyalty to principles, fortitude and trust

Vert: freedom, love, beauty and hope

Or: reason, rationale, faith, authority, virtue and moral

Argent: wisdom, purity, honesty and innocence