ed ▁and ▁e vis cer ated ▁cod fish ▁that ▁is ▁spread ▁open ▁to ▁be ▁d ried ) ▁on ▁a ▁red ▁shield . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ Þ or sk mer ki ð ▁( “ the ▁cod ▁mark ings ” ) ▁and ▁the ▁fish ▁was ▁dep icted ▁occasionally ▁in ▁a ▁variant ▁form . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁I cel and ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁white ▁fal con ▁on ▁a ▁blue ▁shield . ▁It ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁with ▁the ▁land v æ tt ir ▁became ▁official ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁representing ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁I cel and ▁under ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Crown . ▁This ▁last ed ▁until ▁I cel and ▁became ▁a ▁republic . ▁When ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁declared ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁red es igned ; ▁removing ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁crown ▁and ▁reform ing ▁the ▁earlier ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁land v æ tt ir . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Flag ▁of ▁I cel and ▁I cel and ic ▁her ald ry ▁Flag ▁of ▁Den mark ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Description ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁– ▁Website ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁I cel and ▁ ▁I cel and ▁Category : National ▁symbols ▁of ▁I cel and ▁I cel and ▁I