coat of arms of Corsica

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The coat of arms of Corsica is a heraldic emblem featuring a black Moor’s head in profile, symbolizing the island’s historic identity and resistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
associatedWith Corsican nationalism ⓘ
Mediterranean heraldic tradition ⓘ
Pasquale Paoli ⓘ
category Corsican symbols ⓘ
Heraldry of France ⓘ
Moor's head in heraldry ⓘ
charge Moor's head ⓘ
color black (head) ⓘ
white (field) ⓘ
country France ⓘ
depicts Moor's head ⓘ
human head in profile ⓘ
feature bandana or headscarf ⓘ
earring (in some versions) ⓘ
headband above the eyes ⓘ
field argent ⓘ
legalStatus official emblem of Corsica ⓘ
orientation facing left (dexter) ⓘ
profile ⓘ
relatedSymbol Four Moors (Sardinian arms) ⓘ
flag of Sardinia ⓘ
scriptVariant sometimes accompanied by the word "Corsica" ⓘ
symbolizes Corsican identity ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
usedBy Collectivité de Corse ⓘ
linked to: Corsica

Corsica ⓘ
usedOn flag of Corsica ⓘ
municipal and regional signage in Corsica ⓘ
official documents of Corsican institutions ⓘ
usedSinceCentury 18th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moor's head → usedOn → coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
Moor's Head → usedIn → coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
Moor's Head → appearsOn → Corsican regional coat of arms ⓘ
linked to: coat of arms of Corsica
Moor's head of Corsica → usedOn → coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
Collectivity of Corsica → coatOfArms → Moor's head emblem of Corsica ⓘ
linked to: coat of arms of Corsica
Moor of Corsica → usedOn → coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
A Testa Mora → appearsOn → coat of arms of Corsica ⓘ
subject linked to: Corsican name "A Testa Mora"