In Japanese history, a military clan prominent in the 10th to 12th centuries and dominant at court 115985. Their destruction by their rivals, the Minamoto,in 1185 is the subject of the 13th-century literary classic Heike Monogatari/The Tale of the Heike.
The arms depict the Carpathian Mountains which traverse the Slovak Republic. The flag uses the pan-Slav colours representing liberation from foreign domination. Effective date: 3 September 1992.