Proper

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Escudo de Castilla y León
Painting scheme of a Tree proper.

Category: Proper.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Ajay Gopal Valecha, structured and parallel blazons

Coat of arms of Ajay Gopal Valecha granted by the College of Arms, and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.

Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a peacock in his splendour proper. Escudo cuartelado de oro y plata, sobre el todo un pavo real ruante al natural. Structured and parallel blazon


Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, One, Quarterly, Overall, Peacock, In his splendour and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Valecha, Ajay Gopal.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Alton Thompson

Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper. Motto: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper. Motto: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Escudo de plata, un trechor doble flordelisado de sanguíneo; sobre el todo, un cuervo (Corvus corax) volando puesto en sotuer al natural. Lema: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finish.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Double tressure, Flory, Overall, Raven, Volant, Saltirewise, Proper and Motto.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.

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

Bearer: Thompson, Alton.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Alu, Graziano

Party per pale: 1 Or, a Georgian dancer proper; 2 Gules, a church Or, ports and windows Azure.

Party per pale: 1 Or, a Georgian dancer proper; 2 Gules, a church Or, ports and windows Azure.

Escudo partido: 1o de oro, un bailarín georgiano al natural; 2o de gules, una iglesia de oro, aclarada de azur.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

Coat of arms of Graziano Alu designed by Angelo Musa and emblazoned by me. The blazon in Italian is «Arma: Partito: 1o d'oro, un ballerino georgiano al naturale; 2o di rosso, una chiesa d'oro, finestrata e portata d'azzurro».


Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Azure, One, Party per fess, Male figure, Proper, Church and Port and windows.

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

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

Bearer: Alu, Graziano.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Amitay Edward von Stiebel, outlined

Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant, facing sinister Sable, armed and langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, an anchor proper; 4 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules; overall, a pile issuant from base Azure charged with a mount proper issuant from water issuant from base Argent, in chief, a mullet of six points Or.

Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant, facing sinister Sable, armed and langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, an anchor proper; 4 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules; overall, a pile issuant from base Azure charged with a mount proper issuant from water issuant from base Argent, in chief, a mullet of six points Or.

Coat of arms of Amitay Edward von Stiebel outlined by me.


Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Facing sinister, Armed, Langued, Anchor, Proper, Overall, Pile issuant from base, Charged, Mount, Issuant, Water, Issuant from base, In chief and Mullet.

Style keywords: Outlined and Bull's hide.

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

Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Andrea Pompili's heraldic badge and standard

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

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

G0066: the heraldic badge and standard of Andrea Pompili, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. Badge: A dexter lion's paw Azure, armed, grasping in its claws by its lowest point a mullet of six points Or, between two branches of laurel Vert. Standard's structure: coat of arms; badge; 1st line of the motto «Per audacia»; crest; 2nd line of the motto «Ad astra»; four mullets of six points party per fess Or and Azure, 2 and 2.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, Two, One, Four, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Lion, Langued, Winged, Displayed, Armed, Crowned, Ancient coronet, Crown, Grasping, Claw, Motto, Dexter, Paw, Branch and Laurel.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Pompili, Andrea.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Antonio Pompili in «The Register of Arms, Volume 1»

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».

R0033: the coat of arms of Antonio Pompili, of Italy, as registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this register. These arms have been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 175] as shown in the photograph of the image.


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 and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Pompili, Antonio.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Antonio Ruiz Porras, The Armorial Register

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Registered by The International Register of Arms, 12th of May of 2022, Registration number 0628, Volume 4.


Categories: Armorial roll, Quarterly, Dolphin, Sunflower, Book, Diamond, Lark, Crest, Helm, Wreath, Quetzal, Tree, Branch, Proper, Leaved, Mantling and Motto.

External link:

Root: The Armorial Register.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Aras Quirce, Manuel Maria

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; on a chief Gules, three eagles displayed Or.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; on a chief Gules, three eagles displayed Or.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; en un jefe de gules, tres águilas de oro.

Escudo interpretado por mí, en tinturas planas, delineado de sable, con un contorno exterior medio punto y con un terminado texturizado.

Coat of arms of Manuel Maria Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.


Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Chief, Gules, Three and Eagle.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Aras Quirce, Manuel Maria.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Arms of Del Fabbro Universidad with its motto above the arms

Azure, flanched Argent: in chief, an open book Argent, garnished Or; in base, an oak eradicated Argent, fructed Or; in each flank, a torch Vert, enflamed proper. Motto above the arms: «Del Fabbro Universidad» Gules.

Azure, flanched Argent: in chief, an open book Argent, garnished Or; in base, an oak eradicated Argent, fructed Or; in each flank, a torch Vert, enflamed proper. Motto above the arms: «Del Fabbro Universidad» Gules.

Escudo de azur, flanqueado curvo de plata: en jefe, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata; en punta, un roble arrancado de plata, frutado de oro; en cada flanco, una antorcha de sinople, encendida al natural. Divisa sobre el escudo: «Del Fabbro Universidad» de gules.

Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a iridescent finish.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Vert, One, Two, Flanched, In chief, Open book, Book, Garnished, In base, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, In each flank, Torch, Enflamed, Proper, Motto (identification) and Above the shield.

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

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

Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Arms of the Lanzagorta Otxoa family at the 5th ICGHV

[Vert, two two-man cross-cut saws in saltire, the one bendwise Argent, handled Or, the one bend sinisterwise Or, handled Argent, in chief an adze Or, handled Argent]; [Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules]; [Argent, a chevron Sable and an ouroboros Azure, armed and langued Sable, interlaced]; [Azure, a sun in splendour, irradiated of sixteen ears of wheat Or]; [Azure semé of mullets of seven points voided, interlaced, and conjoined Argent; a bordure Argent]; [Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or]; [Or, a sun in splendour party per pale Azure and Argent, its rays Azure; a bordure Azure]; [Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable]; [Argent, a multi-rose, which is a rose charged with ten roses conjoined in orle Rose, barbed Vert, seeded Or; a bordure Azure]; and [Or, an eagle displayed Azure].

[Vert, two two-man cross-cut saws in saltire, the one bendwise Argent, handled Or, the one bend sinisterwise Or, handled Argent, in chief an adze Or, handled Argent]; [Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules]; [Argent, a chevron Sable and an ouroboros Azure, armed and langued Sable, interlaced]; [Azure, a sun in splendour, irradiated of sixteen ears of wheat Or]; [Azure semé of mullets of seven points voided, interlaced, and conjoined Argent; a bordure Argent]; [Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or]; [Or, a sun in splendour party per pale Azure and Argent, its rays Azure; a bordure Azure]; [Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable]; [Argent, a multi-rose, which is a rose charged with ten roses conjoined in orle Rose, barbed Vert, seeded Or; a bordure Azure]; and [Or, an eagle displayed Azure].

Poster with the coats of arms of the members of the Lanzagorta Otxoa family, from Jalisco, Mexico, all designed by their bearers and by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned and signed by me, exhibited at the 5th International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry (5th ICGHV), Vilnius. The 5th ICGHV was held at the historic National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and was organized by the Genealogijos, Heraldikos ir Veksilologijos Institutas. This family armorial composition presents ten personal coats of arms, each one created for a specific member of the family, while preserving a shared visual and heraldic language. The arms are those of Iker Lanzagorta Ochoa, Teresa Otxoa Magaña, Ixai Lanzagorta Ochoa, María de los Ángeles Carrillo Padilla, Itziar Lanzagorta Ochoa, Alejandra Espeja Amieva, the youngest granddaughter of Jon Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan Lanzagorta Vallín himself, the eldest granddaughter of Jon Lanzagorta Vallín, and Andrés Cruz Carballo.


Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, One, Two, Azure, Sable, Gules, Sixteen, Four, Rose, Ten, Two-man cross-cut saw, In saltire, Bendwise, Handled, Bend sinisterwise, In chief, Adze, Chief, Moon, With human face, Base, Crescent, Chequey, Overall, She-wolf, Ululant, Sejant, Proper, Armed, Udder, Chevron, Ouroboros, Langued, Interlaced, Sun in splendour, Irradiated, Ear of wheat, Wheat, Semé, Mullet, Voided, Conjoined, Bell tower, Issuant from base, Port and windows, Party per pale, Ray of the sun, Bordure, Masoned, Wolf, Combatant, Charged, In orle, Barbed, Seeded, Eagle and Displayed.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Semi-circular, Oval, Ogee, Rhombus and Rounded trapezoid.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Photographic.

Bearer: Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Badge of Guy Harold Power

Upon a wreath Argent and Sable, a demi-man proper wearing a beret Vert and grasping in his dexter hand a commando dagger point upwards Or, hilted and pommelled Sable, surrounded by an annulet Argent, fimbriated and inscribed in chief with the motto «Follow me» Sable.

Upon a wreath Argent and Sable, a demi-man proper wearing a beret Vert and grasping in his dexter hand a commando dagger point upwards Or, hilted and pommelled Sable, surrounded by an annulet Argent, fimbriated and inscribed in chief with the motto «Follow me» Sable.


Blazon keywords: One, Annulet, Argent, Fimbriated, Sable, Inscribed, Motto, Male figure, Demi, Proper, Beret, Vert, Grasping, Hand, Dexter, Dagger, Point upwards, Or, Hilted, Pommelled and Wreath.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Badge and English language.

Bearer: Power, Guy Harold.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Breu, Stephan Urs

Party per fess: 1 Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper; 2 Gules, two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or.

Party per fess: 1 Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper; 2 Gules, two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or.

Escudo cortado: 1o de plata, una rosa de gules, hojada de sinople, botonada de oro; 2o de gules, dos espadas en sotuer de plata, guarnecidas de oro.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.


Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Argent, One, Rose, Gules, Leaved, Seeded, Two, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Or and Proper.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Breu, Stephan Urs.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Bugeja, Daniel John

Azure, a cow's head caboshed proper; on a chief Argent, a scroll palewise proper.

Azure, a cow's head caboshed proper; on a chief Argent, a scroll palewise proper.

Escudo de azur, un rencuentro de vaca al natural; en un jefe de plata, un pergamino puesto en palo al natural.

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.

G0143, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Daniel John Bugeja, Malta. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Cow, Head, Caboshed, Proper, Chief, Scroll and Palewise.

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

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

Bearer: Bugeja, Daniel John.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Bunyoro-Kitara

Gules, a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara proper.

Gules, a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara proper.

Escudo de gules, un tambor real de Bunyoro-Kitara al natural.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a visica piscis shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.

Bunyoro Kitara is a Bantu kingdom located in Western Uganda. Its history begun in the 13th century. This kindowm is ruled by the King called Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara. Now it is a subnational monarchy.


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Drum, Royal and Proper.

Style keywords: Vesica piscis, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Bunyoro-Kitara.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Chad Michael Krouse

Party per chevron Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure, in chief two Dogwood flowers (Cornus Florida) proper, in base a Cross of Saint Chad Gules. Motto: «Ich Mache Rechte».

Party per chevron Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure, in chief two Dogwood flowers (Cornus Florida) proper, in base a Cross of Saint Chad Gules. Motto: «Ich Mache Rechte».

Escudo de gules, mantelado en punta fajado ondado de plata y azur, en jefe dos flores de cornejo florido (Cornus Florida) al natural y en punta una cruz de san Chad de Mercia de gules. Lema: «Ich Mache Rechte».

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Barry, Wavy, In chief, Dogwood flower, Flower, Proper, In base, Cross of Saint Chad, Cross couped and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Krouse, Chad Michael.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, columns Argent, capital and base Or

Party per fess: 1 party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]. 2 quarterly: 1 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 2 quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, an eagle displayed Sable [for Aragon-Sicily]. 3 Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets Or [for Jerusalem]. 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]. Enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]. 2 quarterly: 1 Gules, a fess Argent [for Austria]; 2 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules [for Burgundy modern]; 3 bendy Or and Azure within a bordure Gules [for Burgundy ancient]; 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules [for Brabant]; overall an inescutcheon party per pale: 1 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules [for Flanders]; 2 Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, armed, beaked, langued and membered Or, charged on the wings with two trefoiled stems Or [for Tyrol]. Crest: An imperial crown with two fanons Argent, fringed Or. Behind the shield a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked and armed Or, langued and membered Gules, enfiled by an open royal crown above the shield. Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or, between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Moto environing the columns: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

Party per fess: 1 party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]. 2 quarterly: 1 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 2 quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, an eagle displayed Sable [for Aragon-Sicily]. 3 Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets Or [for Jerusalem]. 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]. Enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]. 2 quarterly: 1 Gules, a fess Argent [for Austria]; 2 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules [for Burgundy modern]; 3 bendy Or and Azure within a bordure Gules [for Burgundy ancient]; 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules [for Brabant]; overall an inescutcheon party per pale: 1 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules [for Flanders]; 2 Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, armed, beaked, langued and membered Or, charged on the wings with two trefoiled stems Or [for Tyrol]. Crest: An imperial crown with two fanons Argent, fringed Or. Behind the shield a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked and armed Or, langued and membered Gules, enfiled by an open royal crown above the shield. Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or, between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Moto environing the columns: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

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

Arms of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, emblazoned by me. In English heraldry, the term supporters is used in a general sense, whether the supporters are animals, inanimate objects, plants or human figures. There is no strict terminological distinction based on the nature of the supporting figures. In Castilian heraldic tradition, by contrast, a more precise terminology is employed. The term «soportes» is used when the supporters are animals, «sostenes» when they are objects (such as columns or weapons) or plants (such trees), and «tenantes» when the figures supporting the coat of arms are human in form. In addition, inanimate supporters are relatively common in Castilian heraldry, whereas they are much rarer in English heraldry. There is also a difference in blazoning practice in the case of columns. In English, the shaft of the column is treated as the primary element, and the tinctures of the base and capital are then specified. In Spanish, the approach is the reverse: the column is described as a whole, stating its main tincture first, and then specifying that it is shafted in another metal. For example in this case: «Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or» ~ «Sostenes: dos columnas de oro, fustadas de plata».


Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, Or, Vert, One, Two, Four, Party per fess, Party per pale, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Pale, Quarterly per saltire, Eagle, Displayed, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Crosslet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded, Slipped, Leaved, Fess, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Bendy, Overall, Inescutcheon, Beaked, Membered, Wing, Trefoiled, Stem, Crest, Imperial crown, Crown, Fanon, Fringed, Behind the shield, Double-headed, Nimbed, Enfiled, Open royal crown, Above the shield, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Dexter, Closed royal crown, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Scroll, Surrounded and Collar.

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

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

Bearer: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

City of Almeria, structured and parallel blazons

Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. Starting from the section at the dexter chief as number 1, I number the sections of the bordure clockwise. In this particular case, as in others where the number of different charges is an exact divisor of the total number of sections, the numbering coincides even if counted counterclockwise.

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. Escudo de plata, una cruz de gules; una bordura componada de quince compones: 1o, 6o y 11o de plata, una granada al natural, tajada de gules, tallada y hojada de sinople; 2o, 7o y 12o de oro, un águila de sable; 3o, 8o y 13o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de gules, mazonado de sable; 4o, 9o y 14o de plata, un león rampante de gules, coronado de oro; 5o, 10o y 15o de oro, cuatro palos de gules. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema: «Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules. Structured and parallel blazon


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 Parchment.

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

Bearer: Almeria, city of.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Commoners' certification for Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules.

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules.

The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy with her arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.


Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered and Langued.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.

Bearer: McCoy, Britania Anastoshia Korÿn.

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Crest and mantling of Antonio Ruiz Porras

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a dolphin haurient Azure; 2 Azure, a sunflower Or; 3 Azure, on a closed book Or a diamond Azure; 4 Argent, a lark Azure. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure a quetzal perched in a tree branch proper, leaved Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a dolphin haurient Azure; 2 Azure, a sunflower Or; 3 Azure, on a closed book Or a diamond Azure; 4 Argent, a lark Azure. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure a quetzal perched in a tree branch proper, leaved Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, One, Quarterly, Dolphin, Haurient, Sunflower, Closed book, Book, Charged, Diamond, Lark, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Quetzal, Perched, Tree, Branch, Proper, Leaved and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Ruiz Porras, Antonio.

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Crest and mantling of Lory Santiago-Vazquez

Party per fess wavy: 1 Azure, a dolphin naiant; 2 Argent, three escallops Azure. Crest: Upon a helm lined Azure with a wreath Argent and Azure, an owl Tenné, armed, beaked, membered, the eyes, and wearing a necklace with a pendant heart Or, grasping with its dexter foot a bluebonnet proper. Mantling Azure doubled Argent.

Party per fess wavy: 1 Azure, a dolphin naiant; 2 Argent, three escallops Azure. Crest: Upon a helm lined Azure with a wreath Argent and Azure, an owl Tenné, armed, beaked, membered, the eyes, and wearing a necklace with a pendant heart Or, grasping with its dexter foot a bluebonnet proper. Mantling Azure doubled Argent.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finishing.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Or, Party per fess, Wavy, Dolphin, Naiant, Escallop, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Owl, Tenné, Armed, Beaked, Membered, The eyes, Collar, Heart, Grasping, Dexter, Talon, Bluebonnet, Flower, Proper, Mantling and Doubled.

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

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

Bearer: Santiago-Vazquez, Lory.

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Crest and mantling of Lukas Podlipny

Vert, a chevron Argent between three linden sprigs, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise Or. Crest: Upon a tilting helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a blackbird (Turdus merula) proper, armed, membered and beaked Gules, holding in the beak over its back a linden sprig, three-leaved, enarched Or. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent.

Vert, a chevron Argent between three linden sprigs, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise Or. Crest: Upon a tilting helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a blackbird (Turdus merula) proper, armed, membered and beaked Gules, holding in the beak over its back a linden sprig, three-leaved, enarched Or. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent.

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal external shape and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arms of Lukas Podlipny, Slovakia, emblazoned by me. These are canting arms, in Slovak, «lipa» ~ linden tree, and the surname Podlipný would mean «under the linden tree», «pod» ~ under, «lip-» ~ linden, hence the arched linden sprigs in the coat of arms and the blackbird beneath another linden sprig.


Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Three, Chevron, Between, Linden, Tree, Sprig, Leaved, Enarched, Bend sinisterwise, Crest, Upon (wreath), Tilting helm, Helm, Wreath, Mantling, Blackbird, Proper, Armed, Membered, Beaked, Grasping and Beak.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Lukas Podlipny.

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Crest and mantling of Reynaldo Romero

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a bald eagle rising, wings addorsed and inverted proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a bald eagle rising, wings addorsed and inverted proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page, Inscribed, Crest and mantling, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Rising, Wing, Addorsed, Proper and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

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Crest and mantling of the family Milian

Tierced per bend: 1 vairy Or and Azure; 2 Azure, two ships in full sail, in bend Argent; 3 Or, four bars wavy Azure. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a demi-red fox rampant proper, grasping dexter four ears of wheat Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.

Tierced per bend: 1 vairy Or and Azure; 2 Azure, two ships in full sail, in bend Argent; 3 Or, four bars wavy Azure. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a demi-red fox rampant proper, grasping dexter four ears of wheat Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.

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

The coat of arms of the family Milian, created by me following their suggestions.


Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Four, Tierced per bend, Vairy, Ship, Full sail, In bend, Bar, Wavy, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Fox, Rampant, Proper, Grasping, Dexter, Ear of wheat, Wheat and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Milian, family.

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Crest and motto of David Ryan Shorey

Sable, a dolphin naiant Or; a chief embattled Vert, fimbriated Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Vert, a cornish chough speaking proper, his dexter foot grasping the point of a mullet Gules. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Siempre Adelante».

Sable, a dolphin naiant Or; a chief embattled Vert, fimbriated Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Vert, a cornish chough speaking proper, his dexter foot grasping the point of a mullet Gules. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Siempre Adelante».


Blazon keywords: Sable, Dolphin, Naiant, Or, Chief, Embattled, Vert, Fimbriated, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Speaking, Proper, Grasping, Mullet, Gules and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Castilian language.

Bearer: Shorey, David Ryan.

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Crest and motto of Marie Unicorn Sparkles

Party per chevron Azure semé of unicorns passant, and Argent, a rainbow throughout proper. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure a demi-unicorn Azure, horned, crined and semé of mullets Or. Motto: «Live your Magic».

Party per chevron Azure semé of unicorns passant, and Argent, a rainbow throughout proper. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure a demi-unicorn Azure, horned, crined and semé of mullets Or. Motto: «Live your Magic».


Credits:

  • SkyL.designer.
  • Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Party per chevron, Argent, In chief, One, Semé, Unicorn, Passant, In base, Rainbow, Throughout, Proper, Wreath, Crest, Demi, Horned, Crined, Mullet, Or and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and English language.

Bearer: Sparkles, Marie Unicorn.

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Crest and motto 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. Motto: «Fides et pietas».

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. Motto: «Fides et pietas».


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 and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.

Bearer: Rica II, Nick Allen.

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Crest and motto of Robert Sales

Azure, a carbuncle of twelve rays Argent; on a chief Or, a hop cone Vert between two apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, an eagle displayed Or, langued Gules, holding in his dexter talon an hourglass bendwise proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».

Azure, a carbuncle of twelve rays Argent; on a chief Or, a hop cone Vert between two apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, an eagle displayed Or, langued Gules, holding in his dexter talon an hourglass bendwise proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».


Blazon keywords: Azure, Carbuncle, Twelve, Argent, Chief, Or, Hop cone, Flower, Vert, Between, Two, Apple, Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Eagle, Langued, Grasping, Hourglass, Bendwise, Proper and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.

Bearer: Sales, Robert Edward.

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Crest of Dario Postolovski

Azure, two quills in saltire Argent, in chief an ancient coronet Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lynx regardant Or, caped Azure, maintaining in dexter a lantern Azure, enflamed proper.

Azure, two quills in saltire Argent, in chief an ancient coronet Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lynx regardant Or, caped Azure, maintaining in dexter a lantern Azure, enflamed proper.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.

The coat of arms of Dario Postolovski, Macedonia, emblazoned by me. [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002] states that «capa» is a garment and also a synonym for «cortinado» ~ «chapé», and also defines lantern as a «farol».


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Quill, In saltire, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Lynx, Regardant, Caped, Grasping, Dexter, Lantern, Enflamed and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Postolovski, Dario.

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Crest of family of Lucas Cruz

Party per pale: 1 Vert, a compass rose Argent between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a Taino sun Or; 2 Sable, a Taino sun Or between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a compass rose Argent; overall a spear Or, headed Argent. Crest: A lynx couchant proper, langued Azure.

Party per pale: 1 Vert, a compass rose Argent between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a Taino sun Or; 2 Sable, a Taino sun Or between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a compass rose Argent; overall a spear Or, headed Argent. Crest: A lynx couchant proper, langued Azure.

Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.


Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Compass rose, Between, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, In base, Sun, Overall, Spear, Shafted, Crest, Lynx, Couchant, Proper and Langued.

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

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

Bearer: Cruz, family of Lucas.

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Crest of Ignacio Pérez de Bartolome

Gules, a lion rampant Or, charged with a pallet gemel chequey Argent and Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-dragon Or, perched upon its sinister a goldfinch speaking proper.

Gules, a lion rampant Or, charged with a pallet gemel chequey Argent and Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-dragon Or, perched upon its sinister a goldfinch speaking proper.

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


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Lion, Rampant, Charged, Pallet, Gemel, Chequey, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Dragon, Perched, Sinister, Goldfinch, Speaking and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Pérez de Bartolome, Ignacio.

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Crest of Jason Landers Northam

Vert, on three chevrons Or nine oak leaves Vert, 3, 3, and 3. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Vert, a demi-fox guardant, holding in its dexter paw a federschwert bend sinisterwise proper.

Vert, on three chevrons Or nine oak leaves Vert, 3, 3, and 3. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Vert, a demi-fox guardant, holding in its dexter paw a federschwert bend sinisterwise proper.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finishing.

Coat of arms of Jason Landers Northam from Illinois, emblazoned by me. A demi-fox, as with many other animals in heraldry, does not require the term rampant to be specified, since this is its default posture.


Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, Three, Nine, One, Chevron, Oak, Tree, Leaf, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Fox, Guardant, Federschwert, Sword and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Northam, Jason Landers.

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Crest of Rick Kasparek

Sanguine, a lion rampant, double queued Argent, tufted Or and langued Gules holding in its paws by the bows three keys fesswise bows interlaced wards to dexter facing downwards Or, in chief a mullet of eight points Or; all within a tressure Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Gules, a griffin segreant Argent langued Gules, beaked, armed, winged and tufted Or, supporting in its talons a rose Or, slipped and leaved proper.

Sanguine, a lion rampant, double queued Argent, tufted Or and langued Gules holding in its paws by the bows three keys fesswise bows interlaced wards to dexter facing downwards Or, in chief a mullet of eight points Or; all within a tressure Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Gules, a griffin segreant Argent langued Gules, beaked, armed, winged and tufted Or, supporting in its talons a rose Or, slipped and leaved proper.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

Crest and coat of arms of Rick Kasparek emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Sanguine, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Three, Eight, Lion, Rampant, Double queued, Tufted, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Key, Fesswise, Interlaced, In chief, Mullet, Tressure, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Griffin, Segreant, Beaked, Armed, Winged, Talon, Rose, Slipped, Leaved and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Kasparek, Rick.

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Crest, mantling and motto of Abdulelah Alyahya

Party per fess engrailed and per pale: 1 Argent, a scroll proper inscribed with the names of the lineage in letters Sable; 2 Gules, a palm tree upon two cutlasses, points upwards, in saltire Or; 3 Vert, a mullet of ten points above a crescent Or; 4 Argent, a minaret issuant from the base proper. Crest: Upon a helm in profile, barred Or, lined Gules, with a wreath Or and Vert, a palm tree Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or and Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Alyahya» in letters Gules upon a scroll Argent.

Party per fess engrailed and per pale: 1 Argent, a scroll proper inscribed with the names of the lineage in letters Sable; 2 Gules, a palm tree upon two cutlasses, points upwards, in saltire Or; 3 Vert, a mullet of ten points above a crescent Or; 4 Argent, a minaret issuant from the base proper. Crest: Upon a helm in profile, barred Or, lined Gules, with a wreath Or and Vert, a palm tree Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or and Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Alyahya» in letters Gules upon a scroll Argent.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

This is the coat of arms of Abdulelah Alyahya (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), designed by Vittorio Gifra (Italy) under his instructions, revised by Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast (Netherlands) and Kevin D. Couling (United Kingdom), and emblazoned by me (Spain). The arms reflect the heritage of the Alyahya family, descendants of the ancient tribe of Beno Tamim (Altamimi) and linked to the modern origins of Saudi Arabia. These arms exemplify how modern heraldry operates on a global scale, the process involved several countries: a design originating in Italy following the instructions of the armiger in Saudi Arabia, revised by experts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and rendered by me in Spain, it serves as an example of international collaboration within the field. In an ordinary, I distinguish between engrailed and invected from the ordinary's point of view; for instance, I define a bordure as invected if, from the interior of the bordure, the edge appears invected (meaning the arcs appear concave); conversely, I say a bordure is engrailed if the arcs appear convex from its interior point of view; in this specific case, regarding a line of division, I describe it as engrailed because, from the perspective of the base of the coat of arms, the arcs of the partition line appear convex [Nisbet, A.; 1816; page 21, pictures 1 and 2].


Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Engrailed, Party per pale, Scroll, Proper, Inscribed, Palm tree, Tree, Upon, Cutlass, Point upwards, In saltire, Mullet, Above, Crescent, Minaret, Issuant from base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath and Motto (identification).

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

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

Bearer: Alyahya, Abdulelah.

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Crest, mantling and motto of Albert de Bruijn

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. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with visor bars Or, lined Azure, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two wings in vol Azure debruised by the cross of the Orde van Sint Jacob. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei».

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. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with visor bars Or, lined Azure, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two wings in vol Azure debruised by the cross of the Orde van Sint Jacob. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei».

Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.


Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall (line of division), Cross, Cantoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Black grouse, Perched, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Barred, Lined, Wreath, Two wings in vol, Debruised, Decoration, Mantling and Motto.

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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Cristina, The Knights of

Party per pale Gules and Vert; overall a mermaid proper, holding in her dexter a sword Argent, hilted Or, and in her sinister a comb Or.

Party per pale Gules and Vert; overall a mermaid proper, holding in her dexter a sword Argent, hilted Or, and in her sinister a comb Or.

Escudo partido de gules y sinople; brochante sobre la partición una sirena al natural, teniendo en su diestra una espada de plata, guarnecida de oro, y en su siniestra un peine de oro.

Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of The Knights of Cristina designed under her directions and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Argent, Or, One, Party per pale, Overall, Mermaid, Proper, Grasping, Dexter, Sword, Hilted, Sinister and Comb.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.

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

Imaginary bearer: Cristina, The Knights of.

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Crown of Ria Persad

Azure chapé Argent, in dexter an Indian ringneck parrot proper, in sinister a Japanese red chrysanthemum proper, in base an atom Argent. Crest: A crown of Marquise.

Azure chapé Argent, in dexter an Indian ringneck parrot proper, in sinister a Japanese red chrysanthemum proper, in base an atom Argent. Crest: A crown of Marquise.

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arms of Ria Persad, Mathematics and Astrophysics at Harvard University and Princeton University, designed by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Chapé, Dexter, Parrot, Proper, Sinister, Chrysanthemum, Base, Atom, Crest, Crown of Marquis and Crown.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Persad, Ria.

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Discord

My heraldic Discord wall is The Discord Roll of Arms # Antonio.

Antonio Salmeron Cabañas SHA, Discord

Categories: Technology, Social networks, Party per pale, Vert, One, Compass rose, Argent, Between, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, In base, Sun in splendour, Or, Sable, Overall (line of division), Spear, Shafted, Helm, Mantling, Doubled, Wreath, Lynx, Couchant, Proper, Langued, Azure, Motto and Giclée.

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Escudo de Castilla y León Unicornio saltante sobre la divisa, criterio.

Eight-ball, another version with a terrace in base

Or, an eight-ball proper on a terrace in base Vert.

Or, an eight-ball proper on a terrace in base Vert.

Escudo de oro, una bola ocho al natural terrazada de sinople.

Can modern objects appear in a coat of arms?

My rule is: a coat of arms is forever, so any symbol included must be recognizable by future generations. Can you place an iPhone in a coat of arms? No—but not because it’s modern, rather because your grandchildren likely won’t recognize the form of an iPhone; in fact, today’s mobile phones already look quite different from those of a decade ago. Can you include a steam locomotive? Yes, because its form has become anchored in time and in the collective imagination. What about an hourglass, an analog clock, or a black 8-ball from pool? Also yes—their forms are now classics. That is, I believe we can use those symbols that most people already carry in their minds and that are very likely to remain present in the minds of our children and grandchildren. But this is just my humble criterion.


Categories: Criterion, Art, Created, Imaginary, Coat of arms, Semi-circular, Crystalline, Soft metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Without divisions, Or, One, Non-classic artifact, Proper and Terrace in base.

Root: Bola 8.

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Ernesto Juan Anaya, Order of Charles V and Ballesteros

Azure, a fess bretessed Or between in chief two pairs of cannons dismounted in two saltires, in base a mullet of six points Argent; a bordure Or, charged with eight crossbows Gules. Behind the shield a crossbow proper of the Noble Compañía de Ballesteros Hijosdalgo de San Felipe y Santiago. The shield is surrounded by the Imperial Hispanic Order of Charles V.

Azure, a fess bretessed Or between in chief two pairs of cannons dismounted in two saltires, in base a mullet of six points Argent; a bordure Or, charged with eight crossbows Gules. Behind the shield a crossbow proper of the Noble Compañía de Ballesteros Hijosdalgo de San Felipe y Santiago. The shield is surrounded by the Imperial Hispanic Order of Charles V.

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

This is the coat of arms of Ernesto Juan Anaya designed by him and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Pair, Eight, Fess, Bretessed, Between, In chief, Cannon dismounted, In saltire, In base, Mullet, Bordure, Charged, Crossbow, Behind the shield, Proper, Surrounded and Decoration.

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

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

Bearer: Anaya, Ernesto Juan.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León Áncora de oro y la divisa enlace.

Felipe VI in Twelve Lineages

Felipe VI, Twelve Lineages

Publication of my interpretation of the arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria in an article entitled The heraldic artist Dr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas receives the recognition and gratitude of H.M. Felipe VI for his interpretation of the royal arms based on the golden ratio and, later, in another article entitled The eminent heraldist Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas interprets the arms of H.M. King Felipe VI.

Felipe VI, Twelve Lineages, second publication

Categories: Link, Or, Four, Pale, Gules, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Vert, Closed royal crown, Crown, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded (pomegranate), Slipped and Leaved.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Felipe VI of Spain and the golden number

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]. Crest: A closed royal crown. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]. Crest: A closed royal crown. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

My interpretation endows the coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain with the golden proportion, based on the golden number Phi, which is present in many works of art, in architecture, in mathematics, and in Nature itself; there are official arms established by Royal Decree 527/2014, and the arms shown here constitute only a new personal interpretation of the same blazon; the shape of the shield is that of the Spanish type with a semicircular base, of height h and base b, with the proportion b/h = 5/6; the shield is placed at the center of a golden rectangle, of height 2h, twice the height of the shield, and of width 2h/Phi, Phi being the golden number, equal to 1.6180339887…; to the set formed by the shield and the golden rectangle a circle of radius h/Phi is added, tangent to both vertical sides of the rectangle and also tangent at the center of the upper boundary of the chief of His Majesty’s shield; this circle forms the edge of the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and from its lowest point the fleece hangs down until it nearly touches the base of the golden rectangle; the golden rectangle is divided into four equal parts, each of height h/2, assigned respectively to the closed royal crown, to Castile and León, to Aragon, Navarre and Granada, and to the lower part of the collar and the Golden Fleece; in this way, the entire coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI can be defined as a function of a single parameter h, corresponding to the height of the shield, and the dimensions specified in terms of the base b are likewise functions of h thanks to the proportion b = 5h/6.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.

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

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

Bearer: Felipe VI of Spain.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, St. Michael of the Wing and Maestranza of Castile

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias]. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Suspended from the shield, the cross of the Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing and the insignia of the Equestrian Order of the Maestranza of Castile.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias]. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Suspended from the shield, the cross of the Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing and the insignia of the Equestrian Order of the Maestranza of Castile.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Eighteen, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Escutcheon, In cross, In saltire, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony, Vair, Upon (wreath), Helm, Facing dexter, Barred, Wreath, Arm, Proper, Vested, Lined, Grasping, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed, War cry, Mantling, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.

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

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

Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, Fernando.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Francisca Aras Quirce

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; the whole debruised by a label of four points Azure with the second point Argent.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; the whole debruised by a label of four points Azure with the second point Argent.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; brisado de un lambel de cuatro pendientes de azur, el segundo pendiente de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Francisca Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.


Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Cadency, Label, Four, Azure and Argent.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Francisca Aras Quirce.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Alessandra 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 mullet Argent for difference. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. Supporters: Two branches of roses proper held together by a bow Azure. 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 mullet Argent for difference. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. Supporters: Two branches of roses proper held together by a bow Azure. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an oval outer contour and with a freehand finishing.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Debruised, Cadency, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Supporter, Branch, Rose, Bow and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Pompili, Alessandra.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch

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, terraced Vert semé of Maltese Rock Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) slipped proper.

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, terraced Vert semé of Maltese Rock Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) slipped proper.

Arms interpreted 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. The English term «terraced», sometimes used in blazon, is equivalent to the term «compartment». In Castilian blazon we use the term «terrazado», in this case as an element outside the shield, while «terrazado» also exists inside the shield in base.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, Vert, 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, Barry, Compartment, Semé and Slipped.

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.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Brian Andrew Beck

Barry wavy Argent and Azure; on a chief wavy Murrey, three sea-lions sejant-erect in fess Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a sea-lion sejant-erect Or, holding in its dexter forepaw a Tudor rose, barbed and seeded proper. Motto: «Mare Ditat, Rosa Decorat».

Barry wavy Argent and Azure; on a chief wavy Murrey, three sea-lions sejant-erect in fess Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a sea-lion sejant-erect Or, holding in its dexter forepaw a Tudor rose, barbed and seeded proper. Motto: «Mare Ditat, Rosa Decorat».

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

G0144, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Brian Andrew Beck, USA. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Murrey, Or, Three, One, Barry, Wavy, Chief, Sea-lion, Sejant-erect, In fess, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Grasping, Dexter, Forepaw, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Proper, Mantling and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Beck, Brian Andrew.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Claes Zangenberg

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Vert, a dexter hand couped holding a pair of open pliers proper. Supporters: Dexter an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed Sable, langued, membered, and armed Gules, and sinister a norseman proper, both terraced by rocky ground. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Vert, a dexter hand couped holding a pair of open pliers proper. Supporters: Dexter an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed Sable, langued, membered, and armed Gules, and sinister a norseman proper, both terraced by rocky ground. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

G0076: the coat of arms of Claes Zangenberg, of United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. This full achievement includes a crown of Baron, it is essential to emphasize that the inclusion of these ornaments does not constitute legal recognition of titles of nobility by the Republic of Malta; rather, it reflects the Office's mandate to preserve and document the cultural and heraldic heritage of the petitioners. The current Chief Herald of Arms of Malta has clarified in various interviews and lectures that, as the Constitution of Malta has not recognized titles of nobility since 1975, the legal framework allowing the Republic of Malta to register a coat of arms featuring coronets is to treat it as historical and cultural evidence of a lineage. This approach is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «Thus, although the State recognizes the coat of arms of an individual as granted/registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, this does not mean that the Chief Herald or indeed the Republic of Malta are also automatically recognizing any title of nobility used by the individual in question. The Arms are simply the reflection, verbal and pictorial of any honours mentioned in the Letters Patent or Document of Registration». It is under this premise of cultural heritage that the Office of the Chief Herald is integrated into Heritage Malta, the Maltese national agency for museums and the conservation of cultural heritage, established by the Cultural Heritage Act enacted in 2002. In the case of heraldry, it is regarded as intangible cultural heritage.


Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Carnation, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dexter, Hand, Couped, Grasping, Open, Pair of pliers, Supporter, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Langued, Membered, Armed, Sinister, Male figure, Compartment and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Claes.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of John Anthony Wright

Argent, a cross calvary Gules, in the dexter of the chief a fleur de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a dove rising Argent bearing in its beak a sprig of shamrock proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «In Faith and Charity». Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Argent, a cross calvary Gules, in the dexter of the chief a fleur de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a dove rising Argent bearing in its beak a sprig of shamrock proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «In Faith and Charity». Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.

G0105, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of John Anthony Wright, Ireland. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Cross calvary, Dexter, Chief, Fleur de lis, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dove, Rising, Beak, Sprig, Shamrock, Proper, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.

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

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

Bearer: Wright, John Anthony.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Malta's register of Paolo Maria B.C Zampetti

Party per pale: 1 Argent, a lion's forelegerased, bendwise proper, grasping a Latin cross bend sinisterwise Gules charged in chief with eight bezants in cross, 4 and 4, in the dexter chief, a decrescent bend sinisterwise Azure; 2 Gules, a lion rampant proper debruised by a bend Argent charged with three suns in splendour Gules, on a chief Or an eagle displayed Sable; on a chief Azure a sun in splendour Or. Crest: A helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Sol omnibus lucet» Azure over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.

Party per pale: 1 Argent, a lion's forelegerased, bendwise proper, grasping a Latin cross bend sinisterwise Gules charged in chief with eight bezants in cross, 4 and 4, in the dexter chief, a decrescent bend sinisterwise Azure; 2 Gules, a lion rampant proper debruised by a bend Argent charged with three suns in splendour Gules, on a chief Or an eagle displayed Sable; on a chief Azure a sun in splendour Or. Crest: A helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Sol omnibus lucet» Azure over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.

R0032, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of Paolo Maria B.C Zampetti's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. This coat of arms has no crest, in accordance with the express wish of the armiger, and was registered without one.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Eight, Three, Party per pale, Lion, Foreleg, Erased, Bendwise, Proper, Grasping, Latin cross, Bend sinisterwise, Charged, In chief, Bezant, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Decrescent, Rampant, Debruised, Bend, Sun in splendour, Eagle, Displayed, Crest, Helm, Issuant, Crown, Above the shield, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Zampetti, Paolo Maria B.C.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of Markus Hermann Frank

Party per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent, in chief a winnowing fan reversed Or between two fleams addorsed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two arms embowed proper, vested Sable, cuffed Or, holding aloft a winnowing fan reversed Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ora et Labora». Supporters: Two lions passant, tails addorsed Sable, armed and langued Gules.

Party per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent, in chief a winnowing fan reversed Or between two fleams addorsed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two arms embowed proper, vested Sable, cuffed Or, holding aloft a winnowing fan reversed Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ora et Labora». Supporters: Two lions passant, tails addorsed Sable, armed and langued Gules.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.

G0129, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Markus Hermann Frank, USA. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Sable, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Dancetty, In chief, Winnowing fan, Reversed, Between, Fleam, Addorsed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Arm, Embowed, Proper, Vested, Cuffed, Grasping, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion, Passant, Tail addorsed, Armed and Langued.

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

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

Bearer: Frank, Markus Hermann.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of the cadet branches of Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Upon (wreath), Helm, Facing dexter, Barred, Wreath, Arm, Proper, Vested, Lined, Grasping, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed, War cry and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, cadet branches of Fernando.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Full achievement of the Reverend John Muscat

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.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.

G0117, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of the Reverend John Muscat, Honorary Monsignor of the Canon Chapter, Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, Gozo. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.


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, Pointed and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Muscat, John.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, Heidi

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a bend sinister debruised by an inescutcheon Or charged with a bend Azure charged with five fusils palewise Argent, in base on a triangle Argent the Sacred Heart of Jesus proper [for Adriaensen]; 2 Azure, a fleur de lis Argent above a doe sejeant proper surrounded by twelve mullets in orle Or [granted by Bourbon-Parma].

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a bend sinister debruised by an inescutcheon Or charged with a bend Azure charged with five fusils palewise Argent, in base on a triangle Argent the Sacred Heart of Jesus proper [for Adriaensen]; 2 Azure, a fleur de lis Argent above a doe sejeant proper surrounded by twelve mullets in orle Or [granted by Bourbon-Parma].

Escudo partido: 1o de gules, una barra de oro, en punta un triángulo de plata cargado de un Sagrado Corazón de Jesús al natural, brochante sobre el todo un escusón de oro cargado de una banda de azur cargada de cinco fusos puestos en palo de plata [de Adriaensen]; 2o de azur, una cierva sentada al natural, surmontada de una flor de lis de plata, rodeada de doce estrellas en orla de oro [concesión de Borbón-Parma].

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

G0084: the coat of arms of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, of France, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. These are not marital arms in which one part represents her husband and the other her own family. Both parts of the coat of arms belong to her in her own right: the dexter part derives from the Adriaensen family, her maiden name, while the sinister part comes from a grant by Bourbon-Parma. In the Malta Government Gazette, this legal-heraldic status is expressly described by the words «in her own right». The relevance of this clarification may vary from one heraldic jurisdiction to another. In some jurisdictions, women have historically had fewer opportunities to bear and transmit arms in their own right, and there are now efforts to move towards greater equality in entitlement, display and inheritance. In other heraldic jurisdictions, a woman bearing arms in her own right has long been established and is regarded as entirely normal. Even so, a coat of arms divided per pale can sometimes suggest marital arms at first glance, since impalement is so strongly associated with marriage in many heraldic traditions.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Five, Twelve, Party per pale, Bend sinister, In base, Triangle, Charged, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed, Proper, Overall, Inescutcheon, Bend, Fusil, Palewise, Doe, Sejant, Above, Fleur de lis, Surrounded, Mullet and In orle.

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

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

Bearer: Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, Heidi.

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Genealogical chart of the House of Potts of Wentworth

It has been painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finish.

It has been painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finish.

The genealogical chart with the coats of arms of the House of Potts of Wentworth, all designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me. The House of Potts of Wentworth are Randy David Lee Xavier Potts, Kimberley Ann Potts, Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy, Köryn Alexandria Konstånz Potts, Konstånz Chantal Leóné Potts, Tiana Rose Lee Potts, Makayla Danée Robidoux, Corey Scott Lasco, Sebastian Artemis Cole McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder McCoy, Bradlee Tatym LaRue Botkin, Rhettlee Cooper Jones, Easton Michael Jones, Hudson Hayes Lasco, and Ryker Scott Lasco. The composition of this entire family set of coats of arms follows an assumed American heraldic practice rather than a strictly British or Scottish legal model. Kimberly is a heraldic heiress, and her daughter Tiana quarters both parents' arms, Randy and Kimberly, accordingly. Randy's other son, Britania, and his two daughters, Korÿn and Konstänz, as well as his grandchildren, use Randy's arms, each with their own marks of difference. Kimberly's other daughter, Makayla, her son Corey, and their descendants are not presented as inheriting arms by right under British rules, but rather by family courtesy and internal consistency within the assumed system used by this family; that is, they bear Randy's arms quartered with Kimberly's arms, each again with their own marks of difference. In the United States of America, where arms are commonly assumed, as in Castilian heraldic tradition, rather than formally granted, such arrangements are a matter of family tradition, agreement, and personal decision, rather than enforceable heraldic law. The overall composition of the arms of this extended family is a clear and good example of this approach. It should be noted that the English expression «assumption of arms» does not translate well into Castilian as «asunción de armas», but rather as «adopción de armas», «adoption of arms» a much more accurate and meaningful term. The concept of adoption conveys incorporation into a family: we adopt fundamental bonds, such as a child; deeply personal relationships, such as a companion animal; and also highly symbolic and identity-defining elements, such as a coat of arms.


Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Thirty-six, Armed, Bald eagle, Eagle, Beaked, Bee, Between, Bordure, Charged, Chief, Crescent, Displayed, Doubled, Escallop, Fimbriated, Fleur de lis, Flowered, Gyronny, Head, Heart, In base, In chief, In fess, Inescutcheon, In pretence, Label, Langued, Leaved, Membered, Overall, Proper, Quarterly, Ribbon, Rose, Saltire, Seeded, Tail and Thistle.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Family tree and Genealogical.

Bearer: Potts of Wentworth, House of.

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Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro

Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert.

Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert.

Escudo partido: 1o de azur, dos espadas en sotuer de plata, guarnecidas de oro sumadas de una lámpara de aceite (oleum lucerna) de oro, con su orificio de plata, encendida de tres llamas al natural; 2o de gules, en el ombligo, un barbo nadante de plata acompañado en jefe de una flor de lis de oro y en punta de un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de sinople.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.

G0093: the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. In the 2nd quarter, a trimount color Vert can be seen on a field color Gules, that is, color on color. In many heraldic traditions, a trimount color Vert should not be placed on a field color Gules. However, this is not universal; for example, the arms of Slovakia display a trimount color Azure on a field color Gules. There are other differences between heraldic traditions: in Polish heraldry, for instance, Sable is not regarded as a color but as a neutral tincture, neither metal nor color, and may therefore be placed upon color Gules. These arms, granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta to Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, belong to an Italian marriage, and similar combinations can be found in the Italian heraldic tradition. One example is the arms of the family of Prince Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of the novel on which Luchino Visconti's film Il Gattopardo is based. The heraldic beast that gave its name to both the novel and the film is itself shown above a trimount color Vert on a field color Azure: «D'azzurro al leopardo d'oro, illeonito, sostenuto da un monte di tre cime di verde cucito». The heraldic term «cucito», literally «sewn», equivalent to the French heraldic term «cousu», also in English, indicates precisely that a color has been placed upon another color. Some heraldists use this term and others do not. I personally like to use it because it makes clear that one is fully aware of the breach of this rule. In this case, for this particular blazon, I have followed more closely the terminology published for the grant in The Malta Government Gazette and have therefore not used the term «cousu» in the text of the blazon.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Vert, Two, One, Party per pale, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Oil lamp, Enflamed, Flame, Proper, At the nombril, Barbel, Naiant, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base and Trimount.

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

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

Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.

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Graaf, Jay Geoffrey De

Party per fess, 1 Gules, a stag rampant, issuant from base proper, in the dexter chief a Maltese cross Argent; 2 Azure, a mullet of seven points Argent.

Party per fess, 1 Gules, a stag rampant, issuant from base proper, in the dexter chief a Maltese cross Argent; 2 Azure, a mullet of seven points Argent.

Escudo cortado: 1o de Gules, un ciervo rampante, moviente de la punta al natural, en la diestra del jefe, una cruz de Malta de plata; 2o de azur, una estrella de siete puntas de plata.

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

G0131, augmentation of G0042, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Jay Geoffrey De Graaf, Australia. The augmentation consists of the addition of a Maltese cross Argent in the dexter chief. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Party per fess, Stag, Rampant, Issuant from base, Proper, In the dexter chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Mullet.

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

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

Bearer: Graaf, Jay Geoffrey De.

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Grant G0113 for Randy Potts, standard

It has been painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

It has been painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

G0113, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Randy David Lee Xavier Potts's standard, it has been emblazoned by me. The two differences between the heraldic standard assumed by Randy Potts and the heraldic standard granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta are that the bald eagle is blazoned proper, in consonance with the coat of arms, and that the dragon is blazoned armed and langued Gules, in consonance with the crest. This heraldic standard has been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 175]. Structure: Coat of arms; Badge; 1st line of the motto «In Honorem»; Crest; 2nd line of the motto «Victoria»; Badge.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Proper, Crest, Sun, Nascent, Debruised, Dragon, Passant, Armed, Langued, Motto, Annulet and Flory.

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

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

Bearer: Potts, Randy David Lee Xavier.

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Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno, schema 1x3

Azure, a seagull volant Argent, carrying in its feet a sheaf of tobacco proper, bound Gules.

Azure, a seagull volant Argent, carrying in its feet a sheaf of tobacco proper, bound Gules.

The coat of arms of Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno, harbor of San Blas, and cigar maker in Nayarit, Mexico. This coat of arms was designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and painted by me in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) plain colors and metals, and 3) lights and shadows. The heraldic terms «gavilla» ~ «garb» in Castilian and English. Note that the English term «sheaf» also corresponds to the Castilian «gavilla». At first, I thought I remembered that in Castilian this sheaf of tobacco had the very specific name «tonga», and that is why I initially used «tonga de tabaco» ~ «tobacco sheaf». But I discovered that «tonga» is a more local than general term, [Real Academia Española; 2014] «Canarias y Cuba: Pila o porción de cosas apiladas en orden», so «tonga» is not as general as I believed, and therefore I moved on to use «gavilla de hojas de tabaco» ~ «sheaf of tobacco leaves», although this is somewhat long, and moreover the words «hojas» and «leaves» are redundant, since these sheaves are only made of leaves—just as wheat sheaves are always made of ears, so one does not say a sheaf of wheat ears. That is why I finally use for the blazon «gavilla de tabaco» ~ «sheaf of tobacco» in Castilian and English, respectively.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Seagull, Volant, Grasping, Foot (palmiped), Sheaf of tobacco, Proper and Bound.

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

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

Bearer: Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno.

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Gummersbach, Peter Ferdinand

Party per pale: 1 Azure, an eagle displayed Or, charged on the chest with a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom proper; 2 Or, on a fess Gules between two fleur de lis Azure, a rose Argent, seeded Or.

Party per pale: 1 Azure, an eagle displayed Or, charged on the chest with a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom proper; 2 Or, on a fess Gules between two fleur de lis Azure, a rose Argent, seeded Or.

Escudo partido: 1o de azur, un águila de oro, cargada en su pecho con un tambor real del Reino de Bunyoro-Kitara al natural; 2o de oro, una faja de gules, cargada con una rosa de plata, botonada de oro, acompañada de dos flores de lis de azur, una en el jefe y otra en la punta.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.


Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Eagle, Or, Charged, Chest, Drum, Royal, Proper, Fess, Gules, Rose, Argent, Seeded, Between, Two, Fleur de lis, In chief and In base.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Gummersbach, Peter Ferdinand.

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Hand-drawn bull salient and guardant for Viani Martin Testaferrata Moroni

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a bull salient, guardant Gules, on a chief Azure, three mullets of six points Or [for Testaferrata, baronial line]. 2 Argent, a mulberry tree proper on a terrace in base Vert [for Moroni]. 3 quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a bull salient, guardant Gules, on a chief Or, a demi-eagle displayed Sable, beaked and langued Gules [for Testaferrata, line of the Knights of the Holy Roman Empire]; 2 quarterly: i and iv Gules, a castle of three towers Or, ii and iii Azure, a griffin segreant Argent [for Castelletti]; 3 Or, a head affronty, couped and vulned Proper, crined Sable between two arms embowed proper, vambraced Sable, grasping it by the hair, in chief three mullets of six points Gules [for Viani]. All within a bordure Gules for difference.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a bull salient, guardant Gules, on a chief Azure, three mullets of six points Or [for Testaferrata, baronial line]. 2 Argent, a mulberry tree proper on a terrace in base Vert [for Moroni]. 3 quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a bull salient, guardant Gules, on a chief Or, a demi-eagle displayed Sable, beaked and langued Gules [for Testaferrata, line of the Knights of the Holy Roman Empire]; 2 quarterly: i and iv Gules, a castle of three towers Or, ii and iii Azure, a griffin segreant Argent [for Castelletti]; 3 Or, a head affronty, couped and vulned Proper, crined Sable between two arms embowed proper, vambraced Sable, grasping it by the hair, in chief three mullets of six points Gules [for Viani]. All within a bordure Gules for difference.

G0115: the coat of arms of Dr Martin Testaferrata Moroni Viani, of Malta, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The image combines the finished painted coat of arms with a photograph showing 2 successive hand-drawn studies of the bull salient and guardant described in the blazon. Executed directly in ink on translucent tracing paper, the lower sheet preserves an earlier stage of the artwork, while the upper sheet presents a more advanced version of the same bull salient and guardant. Both belong to the development of the charge that appears in 4 quarters of this coat of arms. Above the photograph appears my painting of this coat of arms, allowing a comparison between the successive hand-drawn stages and their final heraldic interpretation. In this case, both this bull salient and guardant and the demi-bull guardant of the crest were developed taking into account the armiger’s wish that they should retain a certain stylistic continuity with an existing family representation, while still preserving my own manner of drawing and painting.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Two, Three, Quarterly, Bull, Salient, Guardant, Chief, Mullet, Mulberry tree, Proper, Terrace in base, Demi, Eagle, Beaked, Langued, Castle, Tower, Griffin, Segreant, Head, Affronty, Couped, Vulned, Crined, Between, Arm vambraced, Embowed, Grasping, In chief, Bordure and Cadency.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Testaferrata Moroni, Viani Martin.

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Hartemink, Ralf

Or, three puffins proper.

Or, three puffins proper.

Escudo de oro, tres frailecillos (Fratercula arctica) al natural.

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

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Puffin and Proper.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Hartemink, Ralf.

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Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika

Tierced per pale: 1 Or, upon a fess Azure a lion passant Gules holding a sword point upwards Argent [for Spiteri]; 2 Azure, upon a base Vert a tree eradicated proper, supported at sinister by a man proper wearing a loincloth Argent and holding in his sinister a spear point upwards Or and in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or [for Debono], 3 Gules, two hands clasped throughout proper, vested Argent, holding a dagger point upwards Argent, hilted Or, in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or and in base a sprig of olive fesswise proper [for Zammit]. The shield is surrounded by the Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika, as Head of Orden.

Tierced per pale: 1 Or, upon a fess Azure a lion passant Gules holding a sword point upwards Argent [for Spiteri]; 2 Azure, upon a base Vert a tree eradicated proper, supported at sinister by a man proper wearing a loincloth Argent and holding in his sinister a spear point upwards Or and in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or [for Debono], 3 Gules, two hands clasped throughout proper, vested Argent, holding a dagger point upwards Argent, hilted Or, in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or and in base a sprig of olive fesswise proper [for Zammit]. The shield is surrounded by the Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika, as Head of Orden.

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.

Personal coat of arms of Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, grant G0134 by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, Vert, One, Three, Tierced per pale, Fess, Lion, Passant, Sword, Point upwards, Base, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Sinister, Male figure, Loincloth, Spear, In chief, Mullet, In fess, Two hands clasped, Dagger, Hilted, In base, Sprig, Olive tree, Fesswise, Surrounded and Decoration.

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

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

Bearer: Spiteri Debono, Myriam.

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Heraldic standard of Marcio Vieira Nastri

Arms [ Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Motto, 1<sup>st</sup> line [ «Incipit Vita» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Crest [ Or, upon a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper ]; Motto, 2<sup>nd</sup> line [ «Nova» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Fringes: Or and Sanguine.

Arms [ Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Motto, 1st line [ «Incipit Vita» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Crest [ Or, upon a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper ]; Motto, 2nd line [ «Nova» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Fringes: Or and Sanguine.

It has been depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finishing.

Heraldic standard of Marcio Vieira Nastri emblazoned by me. Structure: his coat of arms; his heraldic badge; the 1st line of his motto «Incipit Vita»; his crest; the 2nd line of his motto «Nova»; and his badge. I usually do not blazon standards; I only describe their structure, since the coat of arms, the badge, and the crest they normally bear are already known as those of the armiger. However, in this case I have blazoned the standard with details from the hoist to the fly. The hoist is the part attached to the mast, and the fly is the part that waves freely and in this case ends in a swallow-tail, although this is an artistic detail I have not blazoned. For the specification of this blazon I use brackets for each of the parts, for example, the blazon of the arms, the blazon of the badge, or the blazon of the crest. In this case I have repeated the blazon of the second occurrence of the badge, but I could have avoided it by referring back to the first. It is unusual to find such a detailed specification of a standard. This standard of Marcio Vieira Nastri, emblazoned by me, is registered and published in The International Register of Arms, 13th August 2026, registration number 0812, volume 5, armorialregister.com/arms-br/nastri-mv-arms.html.


Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Raven, Proper, Escallop, Environed, Ribbon, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

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

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

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John Brady, plain tincture

Party per chevron Sable and Argent, in the dexter of the chief a sun in splendour Or, pointed from the sinister by a dexter hand couped at the wrist, bendwise proper, in base three Brach hounds' heads couped Azure, 1 and 2.

Party per chevron Sable and Argent, in the dexter of the chief a sun in splendour Or, pointed from the sinister by a dexter hand couped at the wrist, bendwise proper, in base three Brach hounds' heads couped Azure, 1 and 2.

Arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of John Brady from Ireland, designed and emblazoned by me. Blazon, Irish style: «Sable, a sun in splendour Or in the dexter chief, and a dexter hand couped at the wrist proper pointing thereto in the sinister base, and per chevron Argent three brach hound's heads couped Azure, 1 and 2».


Blazon keywords: Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Party per chevron, Dexter, Chief, Sun in splendour, Sinister, Hand, Couped, Wrist, Bendwise, Proper, In base, Brach hound, Dog, Head and Disordered.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee Triple-Pointed.

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

Bearer: Brady, John.

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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

Kelly Kathleen Knox

Argent, a stag springing, in base an acorn leaved and slipped proper, on a chief invected Gules, a sabre fesswise, point sinister proper, debruised by a rose Or, leaved Vert. Motto: «Iustitia per Ministerium» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Argent, a stag springing, in base an acorn leaved and slipped proper, on a chief invected Gules, a sabre fesswise, point sinister proper, debruised by a rose Or, leaved Vert. Motto: «Iustitia per Ministerium» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo de plata, un ciervo brincante, en punta una bellota frutada y hojada al natural; en un jefe acanalado de gules un sable puesto en faja, alterado al natural, resaltado de una rosa de oro, hojada de sinople. Lema: «Iustitia per Ministerium» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finishing.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Stag, Springing, In base, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Proper, Chief, Invected, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise, Facing sinister, Debruised, Rose, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Kimberly Louise Severson, a mountain bluebird volant

Gyronny Azure and Argent, on a hurt, a triquetra Argent; a bordure Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) volant proper.

Gyronny Azure and Argent, on a hurt, a triquetra Argent; a bordure Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) volant proper.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finishing.

The arms of Kimberly Louise Severson designed by her and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, One, Gyronny, Hurt, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot, Bordure, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Mountain bluebird, Volant and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Severson, Kimberly Louise.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Kingdom of Spain, schema 4x6

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon].

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon].

The image shows the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain and, surrounding it, the coats of arms that compose it, arranged radially in order to make their integration into the greater arms visually explicit, there are the arms of Castile, Leon, Aragon, Navarre, and Granada, together with the central inescutcheon of the reigning dynasty. The technical delineation visible in the dexter part of the image reveals a geometric construction based on regular proportions. The central shield establishes the main module, from which arcs and axes are drawn to fix the placement of the surrounding shields.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered and Bordure.

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

Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Spain, Kingdom of.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Lanzagorta Aras, José María

Argent, a Mexican cedar tree eradicated proper, fructed Or, its trunk charged with the letters «JML» Or, branded with a branding iron.

Argent, a Mexican cedar tree eradicated proper, fructed Or, its trunk charged with the letters «JML» Or, branded with a branding iron.

Escudo de plata, un cedro macho arrancado al natural, frutado de oro, su tronco cargado de las iniciales «JML» de oro, hechas a hierro de marcar.


Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, One, Mexican cedar tree, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Fructed, Trunk, Charged, Branding iron and Letter.

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

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

Bearer: Lanzagorta Aras, José María.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Leonor Princess of Asturias

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure.

Escudo cuartelado: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, lampasado y armado de gules, coronado de oro [de León]; 3o de oro, con cuatro palos de gules [de Aragón]; 4o de gules, una cadena puesta en orla, en cruz y en sotuer de oro, cargada en el centro de una esmeralda de sinople [de Navarra]; entado en punta de plata, una granada al natural, tajada de gules, tallada y hojada de sinople [de Granada]; un escusón de azur, tres flores de lis de oro, 2 y 1, una bordura de gules [de Borbón]; brisado de un lambel de tres pendientes de azur.

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

This is the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, and Princess of Viana, heiress of the throne of Spain as the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. This version of her coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias is the same as her father's, the King, but with a mark of cadency which, in heraldic terms, is also know as brisure. In this case, the cadency mark is a label Azure with three points, which will be removed in due course. The label of three points is the main and most classic of the brisures, usually assigned to the eldest heir. It is said to originate from a piece of cloth the son would tie at the top of his shield to distinguish it from his father's. Other common brisures include the crescent, the mullet of five point, the marlet, the annulet, or the fleur de lis. In addition to these simple brisures, there are also combined brisures, which are brisures charged with another or others. For example, a crescent charged with a fleur de lis. Labels may also have their points charged with other marks. Many cadency systems become more complicated as generations progress and branches open up, so they tend to be rarely used except in very clear cases like this one.


Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Cadency and Label of three points.

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

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

Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Lia Pompili in «The Register of Arms, Volume 1»

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 baronial coronet for difference. Crest: A crown of noble. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra». Suspended from the shield the cross of Dame of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta.

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 baronial coronet for difference. Crest: A crown of noble. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra». Suspended from the shield the cross of Dame of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta.

G0099: the coat of arms of Lia Pompili née Segatto, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. This coat of arms has been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 106] as shown in the photograph of the image.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Debruised, Cadency, Crown of Baron, Crown, Crest, Crown of Noble, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rhombus.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Pompili, Lia.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Lineage Argüello of Extremadura

Azure, a holm oak proper, fructed and eradicated Or, between two goats Argent supporting it. Motto: «In Deo Spes Mea».

Azure, a holm oak proper, fructed and eradicated Or, between two goats Argent supporting it. Motto: «In Deo Spes Mea».

Escudo de azur, una encina al natural, frutada y arrancada de oro, con dos cabras de plata empinadas al tronco. Lema: «In Deo Spes Mea».

Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arms of the lineage Argüello of Extremadura emblazoned by me. This motto was found by Eleonora on a pair of Chinese porcelain plates made for the Spanish market, Qianlong period, circa 1770, which bear the arms of the Argüello lineage.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Holm oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Eradicated, Goat, Supporting and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Argüello of Extremadura, lineage.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Lopez Linares, Barbaro Jonathan

Azure, a wolf's head caboshed Argent, in chief three monstrances in fess proper.

Azure, a wolf's head caboshed Argent, in chief three monstrances in fess proper.

Escudo de azur, una cabeza de frente de lobo de plata, acompañada en jefe de tres custodias en faja al natural.

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a metal and iridescent finishing.

Coat of arms of Barbaro Jonathan Lopez Linares, Cuba, designed by him and emblazoned by me. In English heraldry the term caboshed applies to the head of any animal shown affronty, but it always refers only to the head, with no part of the neck visible; for example, one may blazon «a bull’s head caboshed» or «a wolf’s head caboshed», whereas if the neck is shown the proper term is «a bull’s head couped affronty»; in other words, a head caboshed does not show any of the neck, it is just the animal’s face; this usage of caboshed is valid both for horned animals such as the stag, the goat, or the bull, and also for hornless animals such as the wolf; in Castilian heraldry, however, [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002] defines «reencuentro» specifically for the frontal head of the bull, and by extension for other horned animals such as the stag or the goat; thus, for a wolf, one should properly blazon simply «una cabeza de lobo de frente» ~ «a wolf’s head affronty»; finally, the [Real Academia Española; 2014] standardizes the spelling «reencuentro» with double «e», although it also accepts the shorter variant «rencuentro», which is the one I personally prefer to use. In heraldry, when a monstrance is blazoned proper, it is understood that the entire structure of the object is of the metal Or, with its characteristic details such as rays, sunburst, or base also in gold, and that inside it the Host is visible in Argent; therefore, a «monstrance proper» must always appear in gold with the silver Host at its center.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Wolf, Head, Caboshed, In chief, Monstrance, Proper and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Metal and iridescent.

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

Bearer: Lopez Linares, Barbaro Jonathan.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a crescent Gules.

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a crescent Gules.

Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; brochante sobre el todo un creciente de gules.

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms of Evander Graham Wylder McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.


Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Crescent.

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

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

Bearer: McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

McCoy, Sebastian Artemis Cole

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a label Gules.

Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a label Gules.

Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; brochante sobre el todo un lambel de gules.

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

The coat of arms of Sebastian Artemis Cole McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.


Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Label.

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

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

Bearer: McCoy, Sebastian Artemis Cole.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Olivia Zangenberg in Women and Arms

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper, the whole debruised by a label of three points Sable. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. The whole surrounded by a cordelier bearing two tassels Or. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper, the whole debruised by a label of three points Sable. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. The whole surrounded by a cordelier bearing two tassels Or. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

It has been interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of Olivia Zangenberg, emblazoned by me, was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with her father’s standard, the blazon, and the relevant entry from the Gazette of Malta, where her registration R0047 by the Dr. Charles Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, was published.


Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Debruised, Cadency, Label of three points, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Cord, Tassel and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Slide and Seal.

Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Onida, Gian Carlo

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules.

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules.

Escudo de oro, un árbol arrancado al natural, acompañado en punta de un creciente ranversado de plata y una estrella de seis puntas de gules.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. 5 is the default number of points of the «mullet» in both English and Castilian heraldry. [Friar, S.; 1987; page 35] states: «a mullet is always depicted as having five points, a six-pointed mullet should be blazoned a Mullet of six points»; likewise, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 279, figure 126] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 312, figure 126] state: «Mullets ordinarily have five rays, or straight points,... when blazoning this figure, the usual practice is to specify the number of rays when exceeding five».


Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed and Mullet.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Peter Iacobucci

Argent, a suspended oil lamp of three lions' heads erased and winged Vert, two heads visible, enflamed proper; a bordure Gules, charged with eight crosses botonny Argent. Crest: A galero with two cords, one on each side, each with a tassel Sable. Motto «Lux Orbis».

Argent, a suspended oil lamp of three lions' heads erased and winged Vert, two heads visible, enflamed proper; a bordure Gules, charged with eight crosses botonny Argent. Crest: A galero with two cords, one on each side, each with a tassel Sable. Motto «Lux Orbis».

Escudo de plata, pendiente del jefe una lampara de aceite de tres cabezas de león arrancadas y aladas de sinóple; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho cruces botonadas de plata. Timbrado de un galero con cordones y una borla a cada lado de sable. Lema «Lux Orbis»

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


Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, Sable, One, Three, Two, Eight, Suspended, Oil lamp, Lion, Head, Erased, Winged, Visible, Enflamed, Proper, Bordure, Charged, Cross botonny, Crest, Galero, Cord, Tassel and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Iacobucci, Peter.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Pompili, Vittoria

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 crescent Argent for difference.

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 crescent Argent for difference.

Escudo de azur, dos tenazas de plata, acompañadas en jefe de dos estrellas de seis puntas de oro y en la punta un pino silvestre (Pinus sylvestris) arrancado al natural [concesión G0066]; brisado de un creciente de plata.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an oval external shape and with a freehand finishing.

R0039: the coat of arms of Vittoria Pompili, of Italy, as registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this register.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Debruised, Crescent and Cadency.

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

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

Bearer: Pompili, Vittoria.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Rage from Discord, first version

Barry of ten Argent and Azure, overall a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked, and membered Or, grasping in each claw an elephant's tusk proper, and charged on its breast with a double vajra Argent.

Barry of ten Argent and Azure, overall a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked, and membered Or, grasping in each claw an elephant's tusk proper, and charged on its breast with a double vajra Argent.

Escudo fajado de diez piezas de plata y azur, brochante sobre el todo un águila bicéfala de Sable, nimbada, picada y membrada de oro, teniendo en cada garra un colmillo de elefante al natural y su pecho cargado de una vajra doble.

Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with different shapes and finishings.


Pointed Rounded

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Barry, Ten, Argent, Azure, Overall, One, Eagle, Double-headed, Sable, Nimbed, Beaked, Membered, Or, Grasping, Claw, Tusk, Elephant, Proper, Chest, Charged and Double vajra.

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

Classification: Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Rage from Discord.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Sky, Laird

Party per chevron Vert and Or, in chief a sackbut fesswise Or, in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper.

Party per chevron Vert and Or, in chief a sackbut fesswise Or, in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper.

Escudo de sinople, mantelado en punta de oro, en jefe un sacabuche de oro puesto en faja, en punta un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura.

Illuminated, freehand finishing, and the inner of the thistle is outlined in the metal Or of its field.

Note the different way of writing the blazon in English and Castilian, «...a thistle slipped and leaved proper» ~ «...un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura».


Blazon keywords: Vert, Party per chevron, Or, In chief, Sackbut, Fesswise, In base, Thistle, Leaved, Slipped and Proper.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Sky, Laird.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Standard of Laurent Liu-Lecomble

Heraldic device designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.

Heraldic device designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.

This is the heraldic standard of Laurent Liu-Lecomble, designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me. Structure: coat of arms; from his badge, the two arms bendwise proper, grasping a sword bend sinisterwise; motto «Semper renascitur»; a leopard Or, armed and langued Azure; warcry «Mon dû»; from his badge, the two arms bendwise grasping a sword bend sinisterwise.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Two, Three, Quarterly, Dexter, Hand, Appaumée, Sword, Point upwards, Between, Cross patty, Cross couped, Sinister, Eight-pointed cross, Plough share, Affronty, Disordered, Eagle claw, Inescutcheon, Charged, Fleur de lis, Arm, Bendwise, Proper, Grasping, Bend sinisterwise, Motto, Leopard, Passant, Armed, Langued and War cry.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

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

Bearer: Liu-Lecomble, Laurent.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Standard of Tim Wilkins

WilkinsT 37 SwallowTail Rough jpg

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

Tariq Abbasi

Azure, two oak trees eradicated proper, leaved Vert, fructed Or, in chief three mullets Or; enté en point Argent, a heart Gules semé of fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Azure, two oak trees eradicated proper, leaved Vert, fructed Or, in chief three mullets Or; enté en point Argent, a heart Gules semé of fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de azur, dos robles arrancados al natural, hojados de sinople, frutados de oro, en jefe, tres estrellas de oro; entado en punta de plata, un corazón de gules sembrado de flores de lis de oro. Lema: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.

The coat of arms and motto of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Vert, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Three, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Leaved, Fructed, In chief, Mullet, Enté en point, Heart, Semé, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Telegram

My heraldic channel at Telegram is t.me/s/AntoniosHeraldry.

Dr. Antonio Salmeron, Telegram, Ajay Gopal Valecha

Categories: Technology, Social networks, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall, Peacock, In his splendour, Proper, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Garuda, Sejant, Crowned, Vested and Mantling.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Teresa Otxoa Magaña, outlined

Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules.

Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules.

The coat of arms of Teresa Otxoa Magaña designed by her and her husband Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and outlined by me.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Gules, One, Chief, Moon, With human face, Base, Crescent, Chequey, Overall, She-wolf, Ululant, Sejant, Proper, Armed and Udder.

Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Oval.

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

Bearer: Otxoa Magaña, Teresa.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

The Genealogical Society of Ireland at the 5th International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry

Azure, two rolled scrolls in saltire Argent, tied with a ribbon fesswise Vert; a bordure trefoiled Or; overall a chief Or charged with an oak branch leaved and fructed proper. Badge: Azure, a Celtic trefoil knot with two acorns pendant from each end; a bordure Or.

Azure, two rolled scrolls in saltire Argent, tied with a ribbon fesswise Vert; a bordure trefoiled Or; overall a chief Or charged with an oak branch leaved and fructed proper. Badge: Azure, a Celtic trefoil knot with two acorns pendant from each end; a bordure Or.

The badge and the coat of arms of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, GSI, emblazoned and signed by me, exhibited at the 5th International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry (5th ICGHV), Vilnius, together with my insignia as Honorary Herald of the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI). The 5th ICGHV was held at the historic National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and was organized by the Genealogijos, Heraldikos ir Veksilologijos Institutas.


Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Vert, Or, One, Two, Rolled scroll, In saltire, Tied, Ribbon, Fesswise, Bordure, Trefoiled, Overall, Chief, Charged, Oak, Tree, Branch, Leaved, Fructed, Proper, Celtic trefoil knot and Acorn.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Photographic.

Bearer: Genealogical Society of Ireland.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Unknown lady with a coat of arms on a column, 1597

Reconstruction based on direct observation of the painting.

This portrait, attributed by the seller to Frans Pourbus the Younger, was described on the market as that of a Venetian lady holding a «Venetian Lace Fan» and was said to come from a private collection in Florence, Italy. More precisely, its sales title was «Portrait of a Lady with a Venetian Lace Fan c.1595, Remarkable condition 1597».

From a heraldic point of view, the work presents, as a significant element, a coat of arms of oval shape painted on the column accompanying the figure. Oval forms are often associated with the shields of married women; if this late-sixteenth-century shield originated, for example, in England, one could be more confident that there is a relationship between the oval shape of the shield and the lady depicted. Originating in Italy, and more specifically in Venice, this oval shape may have been chosen either because the sitter was a woman or simply as a matter of fashion, since in that period and region oval shields can also be found in ecclesiastical contexts and used by men, the oval then being regarded as a form more architectural and artistic than combative.

I became aware of this painting because I was asked by a university whether I could identify the coat of arms on the column. The identification of coats of arms in historical painting is a slow, uncertain task and, in most cases, an unproductive one. It may require hours, days, weeks or even years, and often does not lead to definitive results. For this reason, I generally try to avoid this type of research.

In this particular case, I was unable to identify it. However, coats of arms, once seen, remain in visual memory; that is precisely what they are designed to do. Twenty months later, while casually reviewing a series of heraldic records published by the Italian heraldist, «Vittorio|Gifra», one of them caught my attention at an unconscious level. I continued moving through the series, but an unmistakable sense arose that something relevant had been overlooked, which led me to go back and examine the entry again with care. At that moment, the lady with the Venetian fan and the coat of arms painted on the column of the portrait immediately came to mind.

The consulted entry stated verbatim: «Stemma famiglia #VOGANZI. @voganzi Arma: d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro. A.S.Mi. Reg. 0002: stemmario Marco Cremosano - 1673; [...] et anco di diverse Famiglie d’Italia, Vol. II°, p. n°333, posizione, 3^ fila e 3° stemma da sx a dx. [Cfr.: Archinto: «de #VOGANZA de Venetia» (I 13 V a)]. Vittorio Gifra. Lun01-12-2025».

Indeed, it had been found: the coat of arms on the column belongs to the Voganzi family of Venice, whose arms are, in Italian «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro» ~ in English «Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or» ~ in Castilian «escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro».

I then proceeded to document the finding and inform the interested parties.

In the Archinto, the form «Voganza» appears, referring to a specific individual or to the nominal origin of the lineage, in the singular; for example, «una dama de la casa Voganza». By contrast, in the stemmario by Marco Cremosano the form «Voganzi» is recorded, which corresponds to the plural commonly used to designate the collective body of members of the Voganza family. Taking into account that only about 70 years elapsed between the portrait (1597) and the stemmario (1673), it is plausible that at the time the painting was made the surname could already appear as «Voganzi» or in a very similar form. Although surnames do evolve over time, the interval considered is not one of centuries, but of 7 decades.

My most important doubt in this identification concerns the colour of the field; when I first saw it, I hesitated between sable and azure. It seemed too light to be sable, I thought; it could be azure, but it is not very azure, so in my notes I left it as: «either sable or azure».

When I depict elements in saltire, I usually give precedence to the bend over the bend sinister, so my natural inclination would be to place the tibia bendwise above the tibia in bend sinisterwise. In this case, however, I have placed the tibia bend sinisterwise above, in order to remain consistent with the coat of arms on the column. In any event, this is merely an artistic detail, with no relevance from the standpoint of heraldic description, which is the same in both cases.


Categories: Identification, Interpreted, Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Voganzi of Venice

Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or

Blazon of the lineage Voganzi in Venice

Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or

Escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro.

Illuminated and watercolor.

The blazon in Italian is «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro».


Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.

Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

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

 

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