▁traditional ▁her ald ic ▁symbols ▁to ▁dep ict ▁the ▁har ness ing ▁of ▁atomic ▁power . ▁Loc ations ▁with ▁strong ▁associations ▁to ▁particular ▁indust ries ▁may ▁incorpor ate ▁associated ▁symbols . ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁St en ungs und ▁Municip ality ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁p ict ured ▁right , ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁hydro car bon ▁mole c ule , ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁pet ro chem ical ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Her ald ry ▁in ▁countries ▁with ▁her ald ic ▁authorities ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁reg ulated ▁generally ▁by ▁laws ▁grant ing ▁rights ▁to ▁arms ▁and ▁recogn izing ▁possession ▁of ▁arms ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁protect ing ▁against ▁their ▁mis use . ▁Count ries ▁without ▁her ald ic ▁authorities ▁usually ▁treat ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁as ▁cre ative ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁log os , ▁offering ▁protection ▁under ▁copy right ▁laws . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁Niger ia , ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁components ▁of ▁its ▁her ald ic ▁system ▁are ▁otherwise ▁un reg ulated . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Her ald ic ▁soci eties , ▁an ▁extended ▁list ▁including ▁non - o fficial ▁her ald ic ▁authorities ▁and ▁soci eties ▁ ▁Mon , ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese ▁em blem s ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁Social ist ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁V ex ill ology , ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁flag ▁design ▁ ▁Tot em ▁pole , ▁a ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁concept ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁