Editing George II of Great Britain (section)

===Arms===
When George became [[Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]] in 1714, he was granted the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|royal arms]] with an [[inescutcheon]] of [[gules]] plain in the Hanoverian quarter [[Cadency labels of the British royal family|differenced overall by a label]] of three points [[argent]]. The crest included the single arched [[coronet]] of his rank. As king, he used the [[George I of Great Britain#Arms|royal arms as used by his father]] undifferenced.<ref>Pinches and Pinches, p. 206.</ref>

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!width=50% |[[File:Coat of Arms of the Hanoverian Princes of Wales (1714-1760).svg|center|200px]]
!width=50% |[[File:Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg|center|200px]]
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|style="text-align: center;" |Coat of arms as the Prince of Wales 1714–1727
|style="text-align: center;" |Coat of arms of George II as King of Great Britain 1727–1760
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