Media reported a change in Denmark's coat of arms amid Trump and Greenland conflict

King Frederick X of Denmark has changed his coat of arms amid the conflict between US President-elect Donald Trump and Greenland. The Guardian reported on January 6 that.

"The Danish king shocked historians by changing the royal coat of arms, making Greenland and the Faroe Islands more prominent on it. It was also seen as a rebuke to Trump," the newspaper informed.

It is specified that for 500 years, the previous Danish royal coats of arms featured three crowns, a symbol of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which was concluded by Denmark between 1397 and 1523.

However, in the updated version, the crowns were removed and replaced with a more prominent polar bear and ram than before, symbolizing Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively.

Frederick X was proclaimed the new King of Denmark on January 14, 2024, following the abdication of Queen Margrethe II. Prior to that, on December 31, 2023, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced in her traditional New Year's Eve speech that she would abdicate and pass the title to her son. She signed the abdication at a state council meeting at the royal castle Christiansborg.

Earlier, on December 22, 2024, Trump, announcing the appointment of an ambassador to Denmark, stressed that for the United States "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". The American politician expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark back in 2019. At that time, he was turned down.