▁c rab s , ▁and ▁dol ph ins ) ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁( back ). ▁The ▁I cel and ic ▁presiden cy ▁uses ▁a ▁sw allow ta iled ▁I cel and ic ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁The ▁National ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Police ▁uses ▁a ▁white ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁when ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁flag ▁is ▁not ▁war r anted , ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁state ▁services ▁do ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁History ▁I cel and ▁has ▁histor ically ▁had ▁various ▁distinct ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms : ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁shield ▁with ▁six ▁blue ▁stri pes ▁and ▁six ▁silver ▁stri pes , ▁possibly ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁ þ ings ▁of ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Commonwealth . ▁The ▁second ▁one ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Earl ▁G iss ur ▁ Þ or val d sson ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Norway , ▁H ák on ▁H ák on ar son , ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁pattern ed ▁on ▁the ▁King ' s ▁own ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁ex ch anging ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁shield ▁with ▁the ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁l ion ▁and ▁adding ▁the ▁blue ▁and ▁silver ▁stri pes ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 5 0 0 , ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁became ▁a ▁crown ed ▁stock fish ▁( a ▁be head