Coat of arms of Austria

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{{Infobox Coat of arms
|name = Coat of arms of Austria
|image = Austria Bundesadler.svg
|image_width = 200
|middle = Austria Bundesadler 1919-1934.svg
|middle_width = 150
|middle_caption = First Republic, 1919–1934
|lesser = Österreich-Wappen (1934-1938).svg
|lesser_width = 150
|lesser_caption = Federal State ("Corporate" State) 1934–1938
|armiger = Republic of Austria
|year_adopted = 1945
|crest = A [[mural crown]] [[or (heraldry)|Or]]
|torse =
|shield = [[Gules]], a [[fess]] [[argent]] (arms of the Duchy of Austria, [[flag of Austria]])
|supporters = An [[Eagle (heraldry)|eagle]] [[sable (heraldry)|sable]] gambed Or displayed
|compartment =
|motto =
|orders =
|other_elements = The eagle bears a sickle Or in [[Dexter and sinister|dexter]] talon and a hammer Or in sinister talon. The gambs also bear broken iron chains.
|earlier_versions = As current version but without broken chains (1919–1934), Imperial-style [[double headed eagle]] (1934–1938)
|use =
}}

The current '''coat of arms of Austria''' has been in use by the [[Austria|Republic of Austria]] since 1919. Between 1934 and the 1938 Austria used a different coat of arms. It had a double-headed eagle. In 1945 the original coat of arms returned, with broken chains added to show Austria's freedom.

== Symbolism ==
The symbols and emblems used in the Austrian arms are as follows:

*''The Eagle:'' Austria's freedom (introduced 1919)
*''The escutcheon'' Emblem of Austria (late Middle Ages, reintroduced 1915)
*''The mural crown:'' The middle class (introduced 1919)
*''The sickle:'' Agriculture (introduced 1919)
*''The Hammer:'' Industry (introduced 1919)
*''The broken chains:'' Freedom from [[Nazism|National Socialist]] dictatorship (added 1945)

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[[Category:Government of Austria]]
[[Category:National coats of arms|Austria]]

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