Coat of arms of Northern Ireland

Embroidered patch shows coat of arms of Northern Ireland.Patch made on a white background. Big red cross with white star and hand in the middle with golden crown in the upper part. Coat of arms of Northen Ireland use Ulster Banner. This flag is used now, but as the unofficial symbol. Red hand - a symbol of Ulster County - could become a common symbol for Catholics and Protestants. Unionists consider it a symbol of the six Ulster counties that are part of Northern Ireland. But nationalists relate that image to all nine counties of the province. Red hand - an ancient symbol of the Gaelic aristocracy. According to legend, when Ireland's kings competed , claiming dominance over Ulster, one of them - O'Neill, when he began to keep up with the opponent, cut off his hand and threw it ahead to win the race. Northen Ireland administrative and political part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city - Belfast. Northern Ireland should not be confused with Ulster: Ulster - a historical province of Ireland, consisting of 9 counties; Northern Ireland is - it is an administrative and territorial unit of the UK, which includes only 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster