Royal arms of Scotland

The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. These arms are used by the King in his official capacity as monarch of the United Kingdom, and are officially known as his Arms of Dominion. Different versions 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.

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland
Versions
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used outside Scotland
Version used by the Government
Version used by the Government in Scotland
Details
Armiger	Elizabeth II in Right of the United Kingdom
Adopted	1837
Crest	A lion gules, royally crowned and standing on the Scottish crown;
Escutcheon	Quarterly: 1 and 4 Scotland, 2 England, 3 Ireland; quarters for England and Scotland are exchanged in England.
Supporters	A silver unicorn and a golden lion each supporting a national flag
Compartment	Thistles
Motto	== Royal Arms Of Scotland Media == Reverse of Alexander II's Great Seal, displaying the Lion rampant on saddle and shield Arms of Alexander II, as shown in Matthew Paris's Historia Anglorum, c. 1250 Arms of the King of Scots, from the Wernigerode Armorial, c. 1475 The arms in the Portuguese Livro de Armerio-Mor, c. 1509 Royal arms in Stirling Castle with Order of the Thistle Steel engraving and enhancement of the Great Seal of Alexander II, King of Alba (Scotland). Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland (1558-1559) Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland (1559) Latin: Nemo me impune lacessit
Orders	Order of the Thistle
Use	On all Acts of the Scottish Parliament; various government departments; adapted for the reverse of some coins of the pound sterling

The shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; in the second, the rampant lion and double tressure fleury-counter-fleury of Scotland; and in the third, a harp for Ireland.

The version used by the government doe not have the helmet or lion, the version used by the government in Scotland does not have the lion or "In Defens" motto.