What is Austria coat of arms?

Answer 1

On 31 October 1918 the council of state agreed upon the colours of the republic (red-white-red) as well as the new coat of arms composed personally by chancellor Karl Renner. The coat of arms was composed quickly due to the need for having a seal at the peace talks after World War I. The coat of arms consisted of black tower representing the bourgeoisie, two crossed red hammers representing workers and a golden wreath of ears of corn representing farmers. The colours black, red and gold was deliberately chosen because they were the German national colours. this coat of arms was heavily criticised and was replaced in 1919. The current coat of arms of Austria, has been in use by the Republic of Austria essentially since 1919. Between 1934 and the German annexation in 1938 Austria used a different coat of arms, which consisted of a double-headed eagle. The establishment of the Second Republic in 1945 saw the return of the original (First Republic) arms, with broken chains added to symbolise Austria's liberation. It consists of a black, single-headed eagle with a hammer in one claw, a sickle in the other, and broken chains on both. A shield of red and gold is over the chest of the eagle.