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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 311923, member: 2844"]Double headed eagles are found all over Europe. The symbols, that is.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Several Dutch towns have them in their crest. The same goes for many European towns, provinces and countries, today and in the past. I could fill the entire forum with European double headed eagle crests.</p><p>The Russian imperial eagle wears crowns and other regal paraphernalia, and a specific coat of arms, as do other imperial eagles:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.dreamstime.com%2Fz%2Fcoat-arms-russia-4560754.jpg&sp=fb0d1eba58a1f790844f07940542e181" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Greek Orthodox Church:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSowwXnjT936FFzMr6P5WmRskS4E5x6E-7JTkklKyAoNSDk5lEy&sp=f15bbf12be5d4db4eedcbe3f68ff138c&anticache=697639" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Austrian Imperial:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F96%2FImperial_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Empire_of_Austria_%25281815%2529.svg%2F2000px-Imperial_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Empire_of_Austria_%25281815%2529.svg.png&sp=4ab5331102f50f3852bbfac8f3451b50" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Albanian, at least no regal paraphernalia. Many European town crests look roughly the same:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQjUkEHngiD2y1rXmTJXJYtTaU5yYQNWRNGbEXGsG2_PffS8Ivt&sp=7227a1efe4992da272a233f6aad2a255&anticache=230653" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 311923, member: 2844"]Double headed eagles are found all over Europe. The symbols, that is.;) Several Dutch towns have them in their crest. The same goes for many European towns, provinces and countries, today and in the past. I could fill the entire forum with European double headed eagle crests. The Russian imperial eagle wears crowns and other regal paraphernalia, and a specific coat of arms, as do other imperial eagles: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthumbs.dreamstime.com%2Fz%2Fcoat-arms-russia-4560754.jpg&sp=fb0d1eba58a1f790844f07940542e181[/IMG] Greek Orthodox Church: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSowwXnjT936FFzMr6P5WmRskS4E5x6E-7JTkklKyAoNSDk5lEy&sp=f15bbf12be5d4db4eedcbe3f68ff138c&anticache=697639[/IMG] Austrian Imperial: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F96%2FImperial_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Empire_of_Austria_%25281815%2529.svg%2F2000px-Imperial_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Empire_of_Austria_%25281815%2529.svg.png&sp=4ab5331102f50f3852bbfac8f3451b50[/IMG] Albanian, at least no regal paraphernalia. Many European town crests look roughly the same: [IMG]https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQjUkEHngiD2y1rXmTJXJYtTaU5yYQNWRNGbEXGsG2_PffS8Ivt&sp=7227a1efe4992da272a233f6aad2a255&anticache=230653[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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