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9 coats of arms in the ballroom

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There is a series of nine coats of arms in the ballroom of the castle:

  • Or, three Fleurs de lis Azure.
  • Azure, a Bendsinister Or.
  • Or, a Fleur de lis Azure.
  • Azure, a Cross Or.
  • Or, five Fleur de lis Azure in saltire.
  • Azure, a Fess Or.
  • Or, two Fleur de lis Azure in bend.
  • Azure, a Saltire Or.
  • Or, four Fleur de lis Azure.

There are so many Fleurs de lis that everyone, except the joker, calls it the «fleurdelisée» room. Nobody knows the reason why the joker says there is none, do you?

Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.


Categories: Riddle, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.

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9 coats of arms in the ballroom, solution

Riddle369 24 Zero Fleurdelis 9CoatsOfArms jpg

Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.

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Alarcon of Cantabria, lineage

Gules, a cross flory voided Or; within a bordure Gules with eight saltires couped Or.

Gules, a cross flory voided Or; within a bordure Gules with eight saltires couped Or.

Escudo de gules, una cruz hueca flordelisada de oro; bordura de gules, ocho sotueres de oro.

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.

Ancient arms of Alarcon of Cantabria emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Three, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Alarcon of Cantabria, lineage.

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Albert de Bruijn, Grand Collar of the Orde van Sint Jacob

Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a cross Gules, cantoned by: in 1 and 4, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; in 2 and 3, a black grouse perched proper. Motto: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei». The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Orde van Sint Jacob.

Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a cross Gules, cantoned by: in 1 and 4, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; in 2 and 3, a black grouse perched proper. Motto: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei». The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Orde van Sint Jacob.

Escudo cuartelado de oro y plata; brochante sobre la partición, una cruz plena de gules cantonada: en 1o y 4o, de un león rampante de gules, armado y lampasado de azur; en 2o y 3o, de un gallo lira posado al natural. Lema: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei». El escudo está rodeado del Gran Collar de la Orde van Sint Jacob.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.


Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall (line of division), Cross, Cantoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Black grouse, Perched, Proper, Motto, Surrounded and Grand collar.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Bruijn, Albert de.

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Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment

Argent, a cross of Alcantara.

Coat of arms of the Armored Cavalry Regiment Alcantara No. 10, RCAC-10, in 2016.

Argent, a cross of Alcantara.

Escudo de plata, una cruz de Alcántara.

Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the shield is of a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in the metal Argent; the cross of Alcantara is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert; and the whole has a raised stroke finish.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped and Cross.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment.

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Alcantara, Order of

Order of Alcantara, emblem

It was founded by Count Henry of Burgundy as a military and religious order, in the year 1093, in Beira Alta, Portugal, near the river Côa with the initial name of «Ordem de São Julião do Pereiro» ~ Order of Saint Julian of Pereiro.

In the year 1214, the defense of the city of Alcantara after its conquest was entrusted to the Order of Calatrava, but in 1218 the Calatravans relinquished it due to Alcantara being far from Calatrava.

To defend Alcantara, King Alfonso IX of León entrusted it to the new Order of the Knights of Saint Julian of Pereiro, requesting in return a certain level of dependency on the Order of Calatrava, which led the Knights of Saint Julian to adopt the Cistercian rule.

Once established in Alcantara, their original name referring to Saint Julian fell into disuse, and by 1253 there were already references to the «masters of the Order of Alcantara», with Saint Julian of Pereiro becoming the foundational center and a secondary commandery of the order.

On the origin and antiquity of the Military Order of Alcantara, and the form of its Commandery

[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter V, page 339] describes it as follows: «The Military Order, which we now call of Alcantara, was formerly that of Saint Julian of Pereiro, so named after the place where it was based, along the banks of the river Côa, in the Bishopric of Ciudad-Rodrigo, established in the year 1176 by King Ferdinand II of León, and confirmed in 1177 by Pope Alexander III. And the reason for changing its first name to the second, was because after the Knights of Calatrava had taken the City of Alcantara from the Moors and defended it bravely thereafter, they found it would be difficult to keep it, as their main house was very distant, from which the other Knights and reinforcements could not come whenever needed.».

[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter V, page 340] continues by telling us «They discussed this inconvenience with others they had at the time with the King of León, Don Alfonso IX, and it was resolved that the Master of Calatrava would give that town to the Knights of Pereiro so that they might defend it, as they did, under certain conditions in the year 1218, later performing marvels in its defense, earning through their fame and distinguished feats new graces from the Kings; and seeing how essential their residence was, the Knights of Pereiro moved to the town of Alcantara, establishing their Convent there, and thus transformed into Knights of Alcantara, who were previously Knights of Saint Julian of Pereiro».


Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped and Cross.

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Alfonso Sánchez de Perella, collage

Azure, a cross flory voided Argent; a bordure Gules charged with sixteen saltires couped Or.

Azure, a cross flory voided Argent; a bordure Gules charged with sixteen saltires couped Or.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.

Alfonso Sánchez de Perella, first mayor of Burgos emblazoned by me. He appears as the [Cofradía de Santiago; Century XIV; 4th knight, 1st of the page 21 V], from this 14th century Book of the Brotherhood of Knights of Santiago de la Fuente. This was a brotherhood founded by the Burgos citizens at the time of King Alfonso XI of Castilla, 1311-1350. In the book, there are 14 saltires instead of 16, as it appears that one is missing on the sinister side of the base, and there are 4 in the chief instead of 5.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Sixteen, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Sánchez de Perella, Alfonso.

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Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch with supporters

Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a chapeau Gules turned up ermine, a demi-lion, double queued Or, grasping in its dexter paw a pennon Gules, bearing a canton Azure, charged with a saltire Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. War cry above the crest: «ΑΛΑΛΑ ΑΛΑΛΑ». Motto: «Mieux vaut s’user que rouiller». Supporters: Two knights in three-quarter armour affronty proper, each holding with his outer hand a spear Argent bearing a banner, the dexter Sable, a panther rampant guardant Argent, incensed Or, collared, pendent therefrom a bell Azure, the sinister a banner barry of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine.

Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a chapeau Gules turned up ermine, a demi-lion, double queued Or, grasping in its dexter paw a pennon Gules, bearing a canton Azure, charged with a saltire Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. War cry above the crest: «ΑΛΑΛΑ ΑΛΑΛΑ». Motto: «Mieux vaut s’user que rouiller». Supporters: Two knights in three-quarter armour affronty proper, each holding with his outer hand a spear Argent bearing a banner, the dexter Sable, a panther rampant guardant Argent, incensed Or, collared, pendent therefrom a bell Azure, the sinister a banner barry of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.

G0116, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, United Kingdom. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, One, Four, Six, Cross, Charged, Ermine, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head, Erased, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Chapeau, Demi, Double queued, Grasping, Canton, Saltire, War cry, Above the crest, Motto, Supporter (human form), Supporter, Knight, Affronty, Proper, Spear, Panther, Rampant, Guardant, Enflamed, Collar, Suspended, Bell and Barry.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon, Flag and Banner of arms.

Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.

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Argote de Molina, Gonzalo

Gules, a cross vair ancient.

Gules, a cross vair ancient.

Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros antiguos.

Coat of arms that I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is in flat tincture of Gules; the ancient vair, rounded or of the old form, which are always Argent and Azure, are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole of the hereditary coat of arms has a raised-stroke drawing.

Este escudo puede encontrarse en el libro del propio [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; páginas 14 y 168], en la página 14 en grande, con cimera y rodeado de otros escudos de menor tamaño y en la página 168 de menor tamaño, con yelmo y lambrequines. En ambos casos el trazado de los veros es antiguo, redondeados, y en estas interpretaciones así los he reflejado.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair ancient.

Style keywords: Freehand, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Heraldry and heralds.

Bearer: Argote de Molina, Gonzalo.

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Arithmetic

Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or.

Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or.

Escudo cuartelado: 1o de azur, una cruz de oro; 2o de sinople, un sotuer de oro; 3o de sinople, una barra de oro; 4o de azur, una faja de oro.

Imaginary coat of arms that I have created featuring: a semicircular external shape; a field enamelled with flat azure and green inks; all pieces in metal Or, outlined in Sable and illuminated; and the entire design finished with a watercolor effect.

This coat of arms symbolizes the fundamental area of mathematical science, whose object of study is numbers and the elementary operations that can be performed with them: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.


Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Vert, Or, Cross, Saltire, Bend sinister and Fess.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.

Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.

Imaginary bearer: Arithmetic.

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Bailleul, commune of

Gules, a cross vair.

Gules, a cross vair.

Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros.

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat tincture of Gules; the vair illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a roughened finish.

The commune of Bailleul is located in the district of Dunkirk, in the Nord department, in the Nord–Pas-de-Calais region of France.

The coat of arms of Bailleul, called «Belle» in Flemish, is similar to that of the heraldist Gonzalo Argote de Molina, differing in that the commune’s arms bear vair, while the heraldist’s arms bear rounded vair in the ancient style.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.

Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Kingdom of France.

Bearer: Bailleul, commune of.

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Burgos, University of

Purpure, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; on a chief Azure, a cross patty Or, between two escallops Argent.

Purpure, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; on a chief Azure, a cross patty Or, between two escallops Argent.

Escudo de púrpura, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; un jefe de azur, cargado de una cruz patada de oro acompañada de dos veneras de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field and the chief watercolored in the flat tinctures Purpure and Azure; and the charges illuminated, outlined in Sable, with a very hammered metal finish.

Although it is a university of recent creation, in 1994, its best-known campus is the so-called Hospital del Rey, located on the edge of the Way of St. James and originally intended to care for pilgrims and founded, in 1195, by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet. The effigies of both monarchs decorate the main gate of the Hospital, called the Gate of the Pilgrims, which is, in turn, the symbol of the University of Burgos.

Regarding the escallop (venera), [Valero de Bernabé, L.; Márquez de la Plata, V. M.; 2003; page 197] notes that among the wide variety of shells, it is the scallop or pilgrim’s shell that is most used in heraldry and in blazons it is named «venera», and that it is drawn with its concave side against the field and its convex side visible, with its ribs vertical and its ears (auricles) toward the chief of the shield, and that when the concave side is shown one must specify it in the blazon as «alzada», and when the ears are in a different tincture it is said «orejada», for example, «an escallop Or, its ears Gules».


Blazon keywords: Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Castle, Chief, Cross, Cross patty, Cross couped and Escallop.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Watercolor and Hard metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Education.

Bearer: Burgos, University of.

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Carlos Vidriales García y Bustamante, crest

VidrialesC 23 Timbre TrazoAlzado jpg

Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled, Sinister, Wreath, One, Arm, Armed, Nascent, Grasping, Sword, Between, Two and Wing.

Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.

Bearer: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.

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Cavalry Regiment Montesa, royal crown

Argent, a cross of Montesa. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto: «In hoc signo vinces».

In this sign, you shall conquer.

Argent, a cross of Montesa. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto: «In hoc signo vinces».

Escudo de oro, una cruz de Montesa. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema: «In hoc signo vinces».

Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is a semi-circular arch; the field has been illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Montesa is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Sable and Gules; the royal crown is closed, outlined in Sable and illuminated the metal in Or, the pearls in Argent, the orb in Azure and Or, the gemstones in Gules and Vert, the inner cloth in Gules, and the visible hollow at its base in Sable; and the whole has a slightly beaten metal finish.

Regimental Motto

The Latin motto «In hoc signo vinces» is translated as «In this sign, you shall conquer».

Globus cruciger ~ Orb

It is called orb ~ «globus cruciger», the first in Spanish and the second in Latin, referring to the part of the royal crown, a jewel, or a jewel itself that recreates the shape of the globe topped with a cross.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Closed royal crown, Crown and Motto.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Montesa, Cavalry Regiment.

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Coat of Arms of Ugnius Mikucionis in Twelve Lineages

Coat of arms of Ugnius Mikucionis, Twelve Lineages

Publication of my interpretation of the arms of Ugnius Mikucionis, on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria with the article titled: The eminent heraldist Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas interprets the coat of arms of Ugnius Mikucionis (Lithuania and Norway).

Blazon in Spanish by Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, from his certification of arms: «Vert, a Latin cross made of a wooden staff, raguly, from whose sinister flank issues a leafy branch that encircles the cross from above and entwines over its base, all Or. Crested with a steel helmet affronty, torse Or and Vert, with mantling Vert doubled Or. For crest, the same raguly Latin cross, branched and leafed, Or, placed before two wings Vert».

Blazon in English by The South African Bureau of Heraldry, from its certification of arms: «Vert, a wooden staff, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Crest: In front of a pair of wings displayed Vert, a wooden staff issuant, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Wreath and mantling: Vert and Or». I do not agree with the specification of the exact place of origin of the branch, the «nombril point» ~ «navel», because that point of origin does not distinguish this coat of arms from another where the branch could emerge at a different height, either closer or further from the point of the shield, and because it forces the artistic interpretation to either break the rule of fullness or to draw a curved branch in a panache shape to allow it to open before gaining height.

Note how in the Spanish certification of arms, by the Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, this unnecessary nombril specification as the origin point of the branch is omitted.

The nombril is the exact crossing point of the vertical axis of symmetry of the shield with the lower edge of the bend.


Categories: Link, Vert, One, Cross, Raguly, Sinister, Or, Helm, Wreath, Mantling, Crest, Two, Wing and At the nombril.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

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Crest and mantling of the Lord of South Clifton

Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable. Crest: Upon a helm affronty lined Gules, issuant from a crown of Knight, a cross patty Gules. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent.

Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable. Crest: Upon a helm affronty lined Gules, issuant from a crown of Knight, a cross patty Gules. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.


Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Gules, One, Eight, Tyger, Rampant, Bordure, Charged, Cross crosslet fitchy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Lined, Issuant, Crown of Knight, Crown, Cross, Patty, Mantling and Doubled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: South Clifton, Lord of.

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Crest and motto of Ilmo. Sr. D. Manuel Novo Dabrio

Quarterly: 1 per pale: 1 Argent, a madrone tree (Arbutus unedo) Vert, fructed Gules; 2 Azure, a tower Argent; 2 Vert, on a wall Or, masoned Sable, by five archers Argent in shooting stance; 3 barry wavy Azure and Argent, three caravels in pale Or, sails and pennons Argent charged with crosses Gules, between two flanches Vert; 4 Azure, a tower Argent, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, between two lozenges Or, each charged with four pallets Gules, in chief four towers in fess Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Vert, a bleeding heart Gules, debruised by a crown of thorns Or, tipped by a flame Or, fimbriated Gules, charged with a Latin cross Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Pro Deo et Patria».

Quarterly: 1 per pale: 1 Argent, a madrone tree (Arbutus unedo) Vert, fructed Gules; 2 Azure, a tower Argent; 2 Vert, on a wall Or, masoned Sable, by five archers Argent in shooting stance; 3 barry wavy Azure and Argent, three caravels in pale Or, sails and pennons Argent charged with crosses Gules, between two flanches Vert; 4 Azure, a tower Argent, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, between two lozenges Or, each charged with four pallets Gules, in chief four towers in fess Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Vert, a bleeding heart Gules, debruised by a crown of thorns Or, tipped by a flame Or, fimbriated Gules, charged with a Latin cross Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Pro Deo et Patria».

Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

Coat of arms of Ilmo. Sr. D. Manuel Novo Dabrio, designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Instead of placing the Sacred Heart as an inescutcheon, as was initially considered, which would have covered parts of an already complex shield and, depending on heraldic traditions, inescutcheons can be a source of debate, it was placed in the crest, in a prominent position above the wreath, presiding over the whole achievement.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Azure, Or, Gules, One, Five, Three, Four, Two, Quarterly, Party per pale, Madrone tree, Tree, Fructed, Tower, Masoned, On, Wall, Archer, In shooting stance, Barry, Wavy, Caravel, Ship, In pale, Sail, Charged, Cross, Between, Flanched, Port and windows, Lozenge, Pallet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Vulned, Heart, Crown of thorns, Crown, Flame, Latin cross, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Diapered, Chinapieria, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.

Bearer: Novo Dabrio, Manuel.

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Crest, mantling and motto of Julio Hector Aspe

Azure, a trumpet bend sinisterwise Or, debruised by a fish haurient Argent, debruised by a sword bendwise point downwards Or, all between two fleurs de lis in fess Argent. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Or and Azure, a paschal lamb regardant Argent, nimbed Or, supporting a staff Or, flying a flag Argent charged with a cross Gules. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Quis ut Deus».

Azure, a trumpet bend sinisterwise Or, debruised by a fish haurient Argent, debruised by a sword bendwise point downwards Or, all between two fleurs de lis in fess Argent. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Or and Azure, a paschal lamb regardant Argent, nimbed Or, supporting a staff Or, flying a flag Argent charged with a cross Gules. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Quis ut Deus».

Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Trumpet, Bend sinisterwise, Debruised, Fish, Haurient, Sword, Point downwards, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Paschal lamb, Regardant, Nimbed, Grasping, Shafted, Charged, Cross, Mantling and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Coat of arms and Flag.

Bearer: Aspe, Julio Hector.

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Cross potent, cross moline, and cross of Jerusalem, comparison

Sketch366 16 Cruz Potenzada Ancorada Jerusalen jpg

A Gules and Or comparison between cross potent, cross moline, and cross of Jerusalem


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cross moline, Cross of Jerusalem and Cross.

Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Schema.

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Crown and motto of the city of Almeria

Argent, a cross Gules; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Motto: «Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Argent, a cross Gules; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Motto: «Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.

Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. The motto of the official coat of arms includes the text «Ciudad de Almería», which I have chosen not to include in my rendition, as it is redundant given that the city is already represented by the coat of arms itself.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Four, Fifteen, Cross, Bordure, Compony, Pomegranate, Slipped, Leaved, Proper, Eagle, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.

Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Almeria, city of.

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Ecclesiastical Heraldry by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Times of Malta

Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief an escallop reversed Gules, between two flies pilewise proper. Crest: A galero Sable with two cords, one on each side, each with six tassels Gules. Motto: «No Fear In Love». Behind the shield, the cross of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The shield is surrounded by the cross of a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief an escallop reversed Gules, between two flies pilewise proper. Crest: A galero Sable with two cords, one on each side, each with six tassels Gules. Motto: «No Fear In Love». Behind the shield, the cross of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The shield is surrounded by the cross of a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

The image shows a photograph of the Times of Malta newspaper announcing and presenting the lecture on Ecclesiastical Heraldry delivered by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta. The lecture was highly interesting, and I was honoured that Dr. Charles A. Gauci included 28 illustrations of ecclesiastical heraldry that I had painted under his guidance. The illustration beneath the newspaper headline depicts the arms of Monsignor John Muscat, Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, emblazoned by me, which I have included alongside the photograph for easier identification.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Two, Six, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, In chief, Escallop, Between, Fly, Pilewise, Crest, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Motto, Behind the shield, Cross, Surrounded and Decoration.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic, In color, English language and Collage.

Bearer: Muscat, John.

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Five hurts and five pommes

Riddle369 32 Hurts Pommes Question jpg

Transform the blazon «Or» into «Or, five Pommes in saltire» and the blazon «Argent» into «Argent, five Hurts in saltire» moving the pommes and hurts through both metals, without breaking the rule of tinctures.

You can change one charge by another one, but only once.

For example, if you change «Sable, a Bend Argent» by «Sable, a Pale Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon. However, this is not a solution, because the Hurts cannot walk to «Argent» blazon.

Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.


Categories: Riddle, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale and Bend.

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Five hurts and five pommes, solution

Riddle369 33 Hurts Pommes Answer jpg

For example, if you change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Pall Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon and the Hurts can arrive to «Argent» blazon. You can view both paths azure and vert in the following image.

Riddle369 35 Hurts Pommes Path Arrows jpg

Other solution is to change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Bordure Argent».


Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale, Bend and Pall.

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Full achievement of Jean-Yves de Sainte Croix de la Sabliere

Azure, a cross ermine fimbriated Or, between four fleurs de lis Argent, each enfiled in a crown Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, issuant from a crown of Baron, with a wreath Or and Azure, a falcon displayed, belled Azure, crowned Or, holding in its dexter talon an hourglass Or and in its sinister talon a fleur de lis Argent. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per Crucem Triumphans» Sable, over a scroll Argent, doubled Gules. Supporters: Two lions rampant Or, langued Gules.

Azure, a cross ermine fimbriated Or, between four fleurs de lis Argent, each enfiled in a crown Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, issuant from a crown of Baron, with a wreath Or and Azure, a falcon displayed, belled Azure, crowned Or, holding in its dexter talon an hourglass Or and in its sinister talon a fleur de lis Argent. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per Crucem Triumphans» Sable, over a scroll Argent, doubled Gules. Supporters: Two lions rampant Or, langued Gules.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.

G0128, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Jean-Yves, de Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, UK. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Four, Cross, Ermine, Fimbriated, Between, Fleur de lis, Enfiled, Crown, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Above the shield, Wreath, Falcon, Belled, Crowned, Dexter, Talon, Hourglass, Sinister, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Scroll, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion, Rampant and Langued.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, Jean-Yves de.

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Full achievement of Malta's register of Antonio Pompili

Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper [Grant G0066]; the whole debruised by a label of three-point for difference. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree as the heir to a Barony issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lion Azure, issuant from a crown of Baron, langued Gules, wings displayed, armed, crowned with an ancient coronet, and grasping in its claws by its lowest point a mullet of six points Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».

Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper [Grant G0066]; the whole debruised by a label of three-point for difference. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree as the heir to a Barony issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lion Azure, issuant from a crown of Baron, langued Gules, wings displayed, armed, crowned with an ancient coronet, and grasping in its claws by its lowest point a mullet of six points Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.

R0033, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of Antonio Pompili's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. In some Italian and Maltese arms registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, two coronets are displayed: the coronet placed directly above the shield represents the armiger’s personal rank or status, while the upper coronet represents the higher noble rank of the family line. Thus, for example, a son of a baron may personally bear the coronet of a noble above his arms, with the baronial coronet of his family displayed above it.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Debruised, Label of three points, Cadency, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Above the shield, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Langued, Winged, Displayed, Armed, Crowned, Ancient coronet, Grasping, Claw, Mantling, Doubled and Cross.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Pompili, Antonio.

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Heikki Halkosaari, plain tincture

Argent, an apple tree, the base of its trunk forming a cross crosslet Azure, fructed Gules.

Argent, an apple tree, the base of its trunk forming a cross crosslet Azure, fructed Gules.

Arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finishing.

The coat of arms of Heikki Halkosaari, Finland, emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Apple tree, Tree, Base, Trunk, Cross, Crosslet, Cross couped and Fructed.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Halkosaari, Heikki.

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Jamilena, province of Jaen

Or, a cross of Calatrava. Crest: An open royal crown Or.

Or, a cross of Calatrava. Crest: An open royal crown Or.

Escudo de oro, una cruz de Calatrava. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.

Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shield's shape is a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Calatrava is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; the royal crown is open, outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or, pearls in Argent, gemstones in Gules and Vert, and the visible base hollow in Sable; and the entire piece has a slightly hammered metal finish.

The municipality of Jamilena belongs to the La Campiña region and is the smallest in the province of Jaén. I have depicted its coat of arms with an open royal crown, but representations with a closed royal crown can also be found.

The origin of the cross of Calatrava in its heraldic coat of arms dates back to the year 1525 when Emperor Charles V issued several decrees from Toledo to build a convent for nuns in Jamilena. For the construction of this convent, stones from the Muslim castle, which was reformed and occupied by the Order of Calatrava, were used.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Civic and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Jamilena.

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John Stuart, schema 2x3

Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.

Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.

The coat of arms of Reverend John Stuart, XVIII century, emblazoned by me in 3 approaches: 1) Classic bordure: Using a bordure with a width equal to 1/6 of the coat of arms' base. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Vert. Notice that the squares in columns 2 and 8 are split by the inner border of the bordure, which is unfortunate as it disrupts the design. 2) Diminished bordure: Using a narrower bordure with a width equal to 2/3 of the classic bordure, corresponding to 1 square of the fess chequey. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Gules. This approach avoids splitting any squares, allows for larger figures, and is my preferred solution. In England, diminished bordures, often simply blazoned as bordure, are more common than in Castile. 3) Without squares splitted: Retaining the classic bordure but shifting the fess chequey 1/2 square to either dexter or sinister to prevent splitting squares. However, this sacrifices the symmetry of the design. This last adjustment was used in the hatchment of Reverend John Stuart in St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, 1785.


Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Two, Fess, Chequey, Charged, Ermine spot, Between, In chief, Cross, Patty, In base, Thistle, Proper and Diminished bordure.

Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Stuart, John.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Manuel Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George

Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or. Behind the shield the cross of the Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza of Madrid. The shield is surrounded by the insignia of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.

Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or. Behind the shield the cross of the Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza of Madrid. The shield is surrounded by the insignia of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finish.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Three, Five, One, Eight, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bendlet, Fimbriated, Charged, Ermine spot, Poplar leaf, In saltire, Overall, Inescutcheon, Grenade, Issuant, Sea, Wavy, Castle, Triple-towered, Bordure, Saltire, Couped, Behind the shield, Cross, Surrounded and Decoration.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Manuel.

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o-XI, heraldic document

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Heraldic document, 2 pages.

The pages have a heraldic frame with the elements of his coat of arms.

The motto, which is the beginning of the Gospel of Saint John, can be seen in [Cnut Gospels; 1020; folio 111].


Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Sable, Or, One, Letter, Two, Wolf, Passant, In pale, Number, Gules, Argent, Azure, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, On, Charged, Disordered, Cross, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Book, Open, Motto, Scroll and Fimbriated.

Classification: Created, Personal, Catalogue, Heraldic document and Frame.

Bearer: Salmerón Cabañas, Antonio.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Order of Calatrava, emblem

A cross of Calatrava.

Order of Chivalry of Calatrava

A cross of Calatrava.

Una cruz de Calatrava.

Interpretation of the emblem of the order with: its cross outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules; and a heavily beaten metal finish.

The Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa, in its historical review of the foundation of the Order of Calatrava, states that it was founded during the reign of Sancho III of Castile in the 12th century.

After the Templars withdrew from the defense of the town, King Sancho III proposed in Toledo and later confirmed in Almazán, in January 1158, the perpetual donation of the town of Calatrava to Raymond, then Abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Fitero, who, together with the former soldier Diego Velázquez, committed to defending it from attacks by the Almohads. For this mission, they received financial support from the Archbishop of Toledo, Juan, and from Toledo itself, thus managing to form an army of more than 20,000 men.

Emblem

Regarding the emblem of the Order of Chivalry of Calatrava [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, page 338, figure 102] it states «the Seal was always a red cross with blue straps, and the Banner originally bore a black Cross; but today they use the red cross florety, bordered with eight circles, placed side by side, and joined at the center, formed by a cord that emerges from the leaves of the flower, which Benedict XIII gave (while recognized in Spain) and which is the Commandery that the Knights of this Order wear on their chest today, or hanging from a red ribbon on a gold medal; that is, on a field of Or a cross of Gules».


Blazon keywords: Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped and Cross.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Religious, Military and Emblem.

Bearer: Calatrava, Order of.

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Order of Mercy, rounded and cloth-like

Party per fess: 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent; 2 Or, four pallets Gules.

Party per fess: 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent; 2 Or, four pallets Gules.

Escudo cortado: 1o de gules, una cruz patada de plata; 2o de oro, cuatro palos de gules.

These already existing arms have been interpreted with: the mouth of the coat of arms rounded; its field has received an enamel of flat tincture style, of Gules color and Or metal; its cross patty and its 4 pales are illuminated; and the whole coat of arms has received a cloth-like finish.

The party per fess coat of arms of the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of Captives is the fusion of 2 gifts: the cross patty that was donated to the Order by Bishop Berenguer de Palou on the day of its foundation and the coat of arms of Aragon that King James I of Aragon, the Conqueror, also present at the ceremony, on August 10, 1218, gave to the Order as a symbol of support for the redemptive work of Peter Nolasco.


Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Cross, One, Cross patty, Cross couped and Pale.

Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.

Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Our Lady of Mercy, Order of.

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Order of Montesa, emblem

A cross of Montesa.

Order of Chivalry of Saint Mary of Montesa and Saint George of Alfama.

A cross of Montesa.

Una cruz de Montesa.

Interpretation of the emblem of the order with: its cross outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules; and a highly hammered metal finish.

The Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa, in its historical review of the founding of the Order of Montesa, states that it was created in 1317, at the request of James II, King of Aragon, through a bull issued by Pope John XXII.

Emblem

About the emblem of the Order of Chivalry of Montesa [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter VI, page 342, figure 103], it states that «the Ensign of the Knights of Montesa is a plain red Cross», gules, «plain, which they wear on their Capitular Mantles, or hanging from a red ribbon on the chest over a gold oval; that is, on a field of gold a plain cross of gules (different from how the Masters wore it)» and, therefore, it describes the first emblem of the Order of Montesa and not the one they wear now, which is that same plain cross of gules charged on a cross like that of the Order of Calatrava or like that of the Order of Alcantara, but in Sable instead of Gules or Vert.


Blazon keywords: Cross of Montesa, Cross couped and Cross.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Religious, Military and Emblem.

Bearer: Montesa, Order of.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Order of Santiago, emblem

A cross of Saint James.

Order of Chivalry of Santiago

A cross of Saint James.

Una cruz de Santiago.

Interpretation of the emblem of the order with: its cross outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules; and a heavily hammered metal finish.

The Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa, in its historical account of the foundation of the Order of Santiago, describes three different points of view:

  • The one presented by tradition, which establishes it in 844, after the battle of Clavijo, when fourteen knights led by the Field Master Don Sancho Martínez de Tejada requested permission from Don Ramiro I, king of Asturias between the years 842 and 850, to found it. This traditional view is the one recorded in [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter II, page 325] when discussing the origin of the «Military Order of Santiago of the Sword».
  • The perspective of historians like Claudio Sánchez Albornoz or Américo Castro, who question the earlier date. Furthermore, [Sánchez Albornoz, C.; 1965; pages 94-136], as cited in [Domínguez García, J.; 2008; pages 69-70], proposes that the actual battle of Clavijo occurred later, in the year 859, and that Ramiro I did not participate, but rather it was a conflict between King Ordoño I and the Moor Muza.
  • The view of historians who, based on the statutes of the order found in the Monastery of Uclés, which was the residence of the Master of the Order of Santiago, and the Latin in which they are written, believe that the foundation could indeed date back to the reign of Don Ramiro I.

Emblem

Regarding the emblem of the Order of Chivalry of Santiago, [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter II, page 328, plate 25, figure 100] states «the Commandery of this Order was always a red Sword» (gules ~ red), «in the form of a Cross, just as the guards of the ancient Swords that its Knights and Commanders carried on their white Mantles, and today also on the chest in the same manner, hanging from a red ribbon on a gold medal; that is, in a field of Or, a Cross of Gules».


Blazon keywords: Cross of Saint James, Cross couped and Cross.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Religious, Military and Emblem.

Bearer: Santiago, Order of.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Province of Cáceres, structured blazons in parallel

CaceresP 23 Blason Blazon Paralelo jpg

Blazon keywords: Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Party per pale, Castle, Lion, Port and windows, Masoned, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Crest and mantling, Crown, Open royal crown, Behind the shield, Cross, Cross of Alcantara and Cross couped.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Watercolor.

Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Structured and parallel blazons.

Bearer: Cáceres, Province of.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Quartered arms of Gilbert Hérail

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a cross patty Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross Azure

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a cross patty Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross Azure

Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, una cruz patada de gules; 2o y 3o de plata, una cruz de azur.


Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross, Azure, Quarterly, Cross patty, Cross couped and Gules.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Hérail, Gilbert.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Rivas of Aragon, lineage

Argent, on a cross Gules five fleurs de lis Or.

Argent, on a cross Gules five fleurs de lis Or.

Escudo de oro, una cruz de gules cargada de cinco flores de lis de oro.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.

Ancient arms of the lineage Rivas of Aragon emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Argent, a cross Gules charged with five fleurs de lis Or».


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, One, Five, Cross, Charged and Fleur de lis.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Rivas of Aragon, lineage.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Robert George Alexander Balchin

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Vert, a crescent within eight mullets in lozenge Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a chain fesswise throughout between three fleurs de lis, 2 and 1, all the links and fleurs de lis per pale Or and Argent; an inescutcheon Azure, bearing a crown of count, charged with an eagle displayed within a bordure Or. Crest: A crown of Baron. Behind the shield the cross of a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Vert, a crescent within eight mullets in lozenge Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a chain fesswise throughout between three fleurs de lis, 2 and 1, all the links and fleurs de lis per pale Or and Argent; an inescutcheon Azure, bearing a crown of count, charged with an eagle displayed within a bordure Or. Crest: A crown of Baron. Behind the shield the cross of a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.

G0067, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Robert George Alexander Balchin's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Vert, One, Crescent, Eight, Mullet, In lozenge, Or, Azure, Chain, Fesswise, Throughout, Between, Three, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Party per pale, Argent, Inescutcheon, Crest and mantling, Crown of Count, Crown, Charged, Eagle, Bordure, Crown of Baron, Behind the shield and Cross.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Watercolor and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.

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Escudo de Castilla y León Fortaleza de oro y mazonada de sable.

Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry

Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry

In 1523, the Order of Santiago, the Order of Calatrava, and the Order of Alcantara were definitively incorporated into the Crown of Castile, which marked the consolidation of the Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa. However, it is known that this Royal Council already existed at the beginning of the same 16th century, or even earlier, although there are no foundational documents available to date its inception.

The internet address of its website is ordenesmilitares.es where it also hosts the pages dedicated to each of its four orders:

After the Crusades ended and following the model of the military orders created in the Holy Land, European kings established Orders of Chivalry, many of which were military and religious institutions, like the four grouped under this Royal Council.


Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross, Quarterly per saltire, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped, Cross of Calatrava, Cross of Alcantara and Cross of Montesa.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Scheme with a fess and a cross

SaboyaD 23 Esquema Cruz Faja jpg

Proportions of the cross and its similarity with the fess.

This schema shows two coats of arms, the first with the proportion scheme of a fess, the second with the proportion scheme of a cross, and allows us to observe the common proportions between a fess and a cross.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Fess and Cross.

Style keywords: Semi-circular.

Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Savoy, Duchy of.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Scheme with a pale and a cross

SaboyaD 24 Esquema Cruz Palo jpg

Proportions of the cross and its similarity with the pale.

This schema shows two coats of arms, the first with the proportion scheme of a pale, the second with the proportion scheme of a cross, and allows us to observe the common proportions between a pale and a cross.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Pale and Cross.

Style keywords: Semi-circular.

Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Saboya, Ducado de.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Simon-Faus, family

Quarterly: 1 Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or; 2 Azure, a tower with a turret Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 3 Azure, a hound passant Argent, spotted Sable; 4 Argent, a cross Gules.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or; 2 Azure, a tower with a turret Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 3 Azure, a hound passant Argent, spotted Sable; 4 Argent, a cross Gules.

Escudo cuartelado: 1o de plata, una encina arrancada de sinople, frutada de oro, mazonado de sable; 2o de azur, una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur; 3o de azur, un perro pasante de plata, moteado de sable; 4o de plata, una cruz de gules.

Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

Coat of arms of the family Simon-Faus, designed by them and me, and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Quarterly, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, With a turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Dog, Passant, Spotted and Cross.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Simon-Faus, family.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Standard Brady Brim-DeForest

Heraldic device painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a leather finishing.

Heraldic device painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a leather finishing.

The standard of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me following his directions. Structure: coat of arms; crest; motto 1st line «un cran»; badge; motto 2nd line «plus»; crest; motto 3rd line «loin»; badge.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Armed, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Charged, Cross, Patty, Motto, Oak, Tree and Branch.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Standard, Flag and Pennon.

Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Standard of Tim Wilkins

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Structure of this standard:

  • Argent, a cross gules.
  • The 1st line of his motto.
  • His coat of arms.
  • The 2nd line of his motto.
  • His badge.

Blazon keywords: Cross, Gules, Motto, Party per bend sinister, Or, Surmounted, Gauntlet, Sable, Palewise, Peacock, In his splendour and Proper.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Standard and Flag.

Bearer: Wilkins, Tim.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Standard Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak

It has been interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.

It has been interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.

The standard of Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak emblazoned by me, its structure is the following: his coat of arms + his crest + the 1st line of his motto + his badge + the 2nd line of his motto + his crest.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, One, Three, Base, Enarched, Overall, Latin cross patty, Cross patty fitchy, Cross couped, Piercing, Head, Serpent, Nowed, Facing sinister, Langued, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately, Paschal lamb, Nimbed, Grasping, Shafted, Charged, Cross and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Standard and Flag.

Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Supporters and crest of Nick Allen Rica II

Or, on a chevron, between three crosses flory Gules, three crescents Argent. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Gules, a pomegranate Proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Supporters: Two Lions rampant Or, langued and armed Gules.

Or, on a chevron, between three crosses flory Gules, three crescents Argent. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Gules, a pomegranate Proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Supporters: Two Lions rampant Or, langued and armed Gules.


Blazon keywords: Or, One, Chevron, Gules, Charged, Three, Crescent, Argent, Between, Cross, Flory, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Two, Lion, Rampant, Langued and Armed.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Rough.

Classification: Personal, Created and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Rica II, Nick Allen.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

The Heraldry Society, my arms

Quarterly: 1 Sable, an «o» Or; 2 and 3 Or, two Wolves passant, in pale Sable; 4 Sable, an «XI» Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Sable, a cross of Burgundy Gules, charged with three open books Argent, 1 and 2, leathered Sable, inner Gules, garnished Or, charged with twelve numbers «100 100 111 110 011 000 011 001 001 001 011 11» Azure, two in each page. Mantling: Sable doubled Or. Motto: «In principio erat Verbum» Argent over a scroll Azure, fimbriated Or.

Quarterly: 1 Sable, an «o» Or; 2 and 3 Or, two Wolves passant, in pale Sable; 4 Sable, an «XI» Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Sable, a cross of Burgundy Gules, charged with three open books Argent, 1 and 2, leathered Sable, inner Gules, garnished Or, charged with twelve numbers «100 100 111 110 011 000 011 001 001 001 011 11» Azure, two in each page. Mantling: Sable doubled Or. Motto: «In principio erat Verbum» Argent over a scroll Azure, fimbriated Or.

Escudo cuartelado: 1o de sable, una «o» de oro; 2o y 3o de oro, dos lobos pasantes, en palo de sable; 4o de sable, un «XI» romano de oro. Timbrado de un yelmo, adornado de dos lambrequines de sable doblados oro, un burelete de oro y sable, cimado de una cruz de Borgoña de gules, cargada de tres libros abiertos de plata, 1 y 2, de tapas de sable, guardas de gules, filos de oro, cargados de doce números «100 100 111 110 011 000 011 001 001 001 011 11» de azur, dos en cada hoja. Lema: «In principio erat Verbum» de plata sobre una filacteria de azur, perfilada de oro.

Image of one of the web pages of the members belonging to The Heraldry Society where their coats of arms are shown, in this case mine with its blazon written in English, which can be consulted at TheHeraldrySociety.com/membersarms/antoniosalmeron.htm

New website design

New website, full page.
New website, detail.

Categories: Technology, Socioeconomic, Created, Personal, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Freehand, Quarterly, Or, Sable, One, Letter, Two, Wolf, Passant, In pale, Number, Gules, Argent, Azure, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, On, Charged, Disordered, Cross, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Book, Open, Motto, Scroll and Fimbriated.

Root: The Heraldry Society.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Trading Pro School, motto and identification

Illuminated and a rough finishing.

Illuminated and a rough finishing.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Flower, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base, Two hands clasped, Motto and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Trading Pro School.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Vidriales, C. M.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.


Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Label and Suspended.

Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.

Bearer: Vidriales, C. M..

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Vidriales, M. P.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.


Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Cantoned and Martlet.

Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.

Bearer: Vidriales, M. P..

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

YouTube

Heraldry videos

Heraldic channel

Antonio Salmeron SHA FGSI, YouTube

My heraldic channel at YouTube is youtube.com/user/ASalmeronTube.

Dr. Antonio Salmeron, YouTube

Categories: Technology, Social networks, Cross, Argent, Pomegranate, Bridge, Tower, Escutcheon, Tree, Fish, Bordure, Compony, Eagle, Lion, Pale, Castle, Bell tower, Plough share, Ship, Semé and Fleur de lis.

 

Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135, 7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.