they were first used in the coat of arms in 1202 on a seal of King Emeric. The coat of arms with the stripes on the dexter half and the cross on the hills on the sinister half appeared during the reign of Louis I of Hungary (1342-1382). The crown above the coat of arms appeared during the reign of Vladislaus I of Hungary (1440-1444). At first it was only a non-specific diadem but on the 1464 seal of Matthias Corvinus it resembled more the Holy Crown of Hungary. The three green hills represent the mountains Tátra, Mátra and Fátra (made up of the Veľká Fatra and Malá Fatra ranges). Vocabulary coat of arms = címer crest = sisakdísz See also Coat of arms of Hungary Historical coat of arms of Transylvania Nobility and royalty of the Kingdom of Hungary Further reading de Tamáska de Baranch, Endre: The Evolution of the Hungarian Coat of Arms. Sarasota, 1979. Kezd, Bela Kezdy Vasarheli De: Totemistic Elements in Hungarian Armory, 1961. References Carl-Alexander von Volborth: Heraldry: Customs, Rules, and Styles Poole, Dorset, New Orchard Editions, 1981, pp. 120–122 External links College of the Hereditary Nobility of Hungary and Transylvania A Note on Hungarian Heraldry from François Velde's Heraldica website Heraldikai lexikon - Hungarian dictionary of arms Magyar Címer Portál - Hungarian Coat of Arms Portal Heraldry Heraldry