List of griffins as mascots and in heraldry

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The Griffin (or Gryphon) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Combining the attributes of the "King of the Beasts" and the "King of the Air", it was thought to be especially powerful and majestic. Griffins appear widely as school sports team mascots, in heraldry and in corporate logos.

The greater state arms of Latvia, with a griffin on the shield and a griffin as supporter

The coat of arms of Latvia has a griffin on the shield and a griffin as a supporter. The griffin on the shield is holding a sword and is the symbol of Vidzeme and Latgale (Eastern Latvia), one of the historical territories making up modern day Latvia. The coat of arms of Lithuania also features a white griffin as a supporter. Historically, the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary featured a black-gold griffin as a supporter.

Subdivisional and municipal coats of arms

Pomeranian heraldic griffin

Some municipalities have griffins derived from state or county arms, e.g. many towns in the ancient province of Pomerania in Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and Poland (Pomeranian Voivodeship and West Pomeranian Voivodeship) have the Pomeranian griffin in their arms.

Subdivisions

ImageSubdivisionTypeCountryNotes
AntwerpprovinceBelgium (Flemish Region)
AdaincourtcommuneFrance (Grand Est)
AhlbecktownGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
AinažitownLatvia (Limbaži Municipality)Including coat of arms of Vidzeme at sinister side
AnklamtownGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
AltentreptowtownGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
Baden-WürttembergstateGermanyCoat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
BalzersmunicipalityLiechtenstein
Gmina BaniegminaPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
BentwischmunicipalityGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
BiałogardtownPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)Coat of arms of Białogard
Białogard CountycountyPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
BodiliscommuneFrance (Brittany)
BroderstorfmunicipalityGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
BrzeskotownPoland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)
BrusytownPoland (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
BudapestmunicipalityHungaryCoat of arms of Budapest
CamdenboroughUnited Kingdom (Greater London, England)Coat of arms of the London Borough of Camden
Civrieux-d'AzerguescommuneFrance (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Autonomous Republic of Crimeaautonomous republicUkraineCoat of arms of Crimea
Republic of CrimearepublicRussia
DębicatownPoland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
Dębica CountycountyPoland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
DemmintownGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
DobratownPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
FurdenheimcommuneFrance (Grand Est)
GenoacityItaly (Liguria)
GolczewotownPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Grabowomunicipal neighbourhoodPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
GréasquecommuneFrance (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
GreifenseemunicipalitySwitzerland (Canton of Zürich)
GreifswaldcityGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
Hammersmith and FulhamboroughUnited Kingdom (Greater London, England)Coat of arms of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
HounslowboroughUnited Kingdom (Greater London, England)
Izmaylovo DistrictdistrictRussia (Moscow)
JarmentownGermany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
JaunjelgavatownLatvia (Aizkraukle Municipality)
Gmina KołbaskowogminaPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
MalmöcitySweden (Scania)
Mecklenburg–Western PomeraniastateGermanyCoat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
MonobletcommuneFrance (Occitania)
MoussycommuneFrance (Île-de-France)
NiévrozcommuneFrance (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
ÖstergötlandprovinceSweden
Pomeranian VoivodeshipvoivodeshipPolandCoat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Richmond upon ThamesboroughUnited Kingdom (Greater London, England)
RēzeknecityLatvia
ScaniaprovinceSweden
SödermanlandprovinceSweden
Subcarpathian VoivodeshipvoivodeshipPolandCoat of arms of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
ŚwidnicatownPoland (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
Gmina ŚwidnicagminaPoland (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
Gmina ŚwierznogminaPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
SzczecincityPoland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)Coat of arms of Szczecin
Troms og FinnmarkcountyNorway
West Pomeranian VoivodeshipvoivodeshipPolandCoat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Historical

ImageSubdivisionTypeYearsCountryNotes
Bad Doberandistrict1995–2011Germany (Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania)
Banievillageuntil 2003Poland (West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Belz Voivodeshipvoivodeship1462–1772Kingdom of Poland
Bjarkøymunicipality1986–2013Norway
Gdańsk Voivodeshipvoivodeship1975–1998Polish People's Republic
Polish Third Republic		Coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Jaunjelgava Municipalitymunicipality2009–2021Latvia
Pomeranian Voivodeshipvoivodeship1466–1772Kingdom of PolandCoat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Tromscounty1960–2020Norway

Schools and universities

Sports and Athletics

Other uses

References

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