Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/United Kingdom Royal coat of arms

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[edit] United Kingdom Royal Coat of Arms

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Reason
Crisp, clear, informative, and all round great image.
Proposed caption
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as monarch, and are officially known as her Arms of Dominion. Variants of the Royal Arms are used by other members of the Royal Family; and by the British Government in connection with the administration and government of the country. In Scotland, the Queen has a separate version of the Royal Arms, a variant of which is used by the Scotland Office.
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Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Creator
Chabacano
  • Support as nominator Hadseys 20:16, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
  • I added some links to the caption. Cheers. --84.90.46.116 20:31, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak support. I can't find much wrong with it (granted, I haven't looked very closely), but the rather two-dimensional SVG graphic just doesn't seem the right way to go for a royal coat of arms. A little uninspiring and non-majestic. Plus, the very faint unicorn on the right, esp. at thumbnail size, doesn't really fit composition-wise with the lion. --Malachirality 22:37, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose I think it needs some shading on the animals, and a reassessment of some of the colours. This is something with a pretty ancient history, after all, but looks modern and bright. The shield is good. Adam Cuerden talk 02:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. Is anyone in a position to verify how accurate this is (or how accurate these things should be)? Comparing it to the only version I could find on what should be the most reputable site, the official site of the British Monarchy (link to image page here), there are a number of minor differences. Is this variation OK, or is there a archetype that all others should be identical to? --jjron 07:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
    • Some variation is allowed. Adam Cuerden talk 09:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose looks too clip arty to me. Also there are some sloppy aspects to the vector art, like the unicorn scale that has been made by scaling the same element, but has line thickness that decreases to nothing, instead of remaining constant. de Bivort 17:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose per Debivort. Upon seeing the link from Adam Cuerden, I just think this one pales in comparison. --Mad Tinman 18:27, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Oppose Per above. 8thstar 23:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 03:29, 5 November 2007 (UTC)