This version of the coat of arms is in use since 1907.
A lesser version of the coat of arms which includes the shield only, is also common.
The floor in this central section features a large version of the coat of arms.
A new version of the coat of arms was to have been introduced in 2003, but it did not catch on.
That is the best known version of the imperial coat of arms of Brazil.
It is based on the 1905 version of the coat of Arms, at least 750 years old.
Earlier version of the coat of arms, until 1970s, had darker oak leaves.
The official version of the coat of arms also features a golden mural crown with three towers.
Eppens designed the 1968 version of the Mexican coat of arms, which is still used today on government documents, coins and the national flag.
Two versions of the fur-collared coat are making a revival.