Seal

Registry of the Ministry of the Interior number 606.877.

Anpc.seal

Sello ovalado que contiene un [ escudo con una Justicia, en su diestra una espada, alzada y en su siniestra una balanza. Timbrado de una corona real abierta ]. Las divisas y los lemas rodean el sello.

I have created the seal of the National Association of Criminology Experts and Experts in Forensic Sciences for the Courts of Justice, based on its previous seal and derived from its emblem.

The shield of the seal and the emblem has the female figure of Justice. In Spanish heraldry, as demonstrated in [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2012a; page 3] and in [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2012b; page 25 and 26], it has a 13 times lower occurrence, 93% versus 7%, than the male figure.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Female figure, Vested, Dexter, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Sinister, Pair of scales, Motto (identification) and Motto.

Style keywords: Oval and Semi-circular.

Classification: Seal, Created and Socioeconomic.

Bearer: ANPC.

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Credits: Carlos Vidriales commissioned this wax seal from my interpretation of his arms.

Category: Seal.

Root: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.

Born in 1137, King of León from 1157 to 1188, died in Benavente on January 22, 1188.

Round seal, a lion sejant. Circular motto: «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum».

Sello rodado, un león sentado. Divisa circular: «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum».

Existing seal interpreted by me as follows: the shape of the seal is circular; the legend is written within an outer black border; inside, a seated lion, not so much rampant and even less passant; the whole rendered in flat sable ink; and the result glazed with azure ink.

I use the term "legend" for its identifying purpose regarding King Fernando II of León; note that among the terms motto, legend, device, and war cry, all referring to texts in the blazon, different nuances and meanings can be found.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, One, Lion, Sejant and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Round, Plain tincture and Sealed.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Seal and Kingdom of León.

Bearer: Ferdinand II of Leon.

Fernando II, King of León, «Carta Puebla de Benavente», Historical Archive of the City Council of Benavente, dated November 1167.

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It is a document in which King Fernando II of León grants privileges to Benavente with the aim of repopulating this town.

The original document is a parchment measuring 60 x 43 centimeters, adorned in the upper right corner, right according to the heraldic criterion, with a Chi Rho from which hang an alpha and an omega. In what could be considered the navel of the charter is a rolled seal of the king formed by a lion, which I consider closer to rampant than passant, surrounded by a circular motto that reads «Signum Fernandi Regis Hispanorum» ~ «Sign of Fernando, King of the Spains». Additionally, this rolled seal is accompanied by the names of members of the chancery and prelates of the Kingdom of León, to confirm the grants recorded in the «Carta Puebla de Benavente».

This charter, also called the «Fuero de Benavente», is a beautiful example of local law and, since its promulgation in 1167, served as a model for other towns. In the following years, similar charters to that of Benavente were adopted in other towns of León, Asturias, and Galicia, with the one in La Coruña being a notable example.

The objective of the provisions of this charter was to favor the repopulation and settlement of new settlers in the town of Benavente, and its successful operation in this aspect led to its application in other places.

The original document is kept in the Municipal Archive of Benavente, forming part of its collection of royal privileges of Benavente. There is also a «facsimile» edition, like the one that illustrates this bibliographic reference, published in 2002 by the Benavente City Council on the occasion of the Commemoration of the VIII Centenary of the Benavente Courts.

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Bibliographical reference of century XII.

The author is Fernando II de León.

Here are the articles quoting this reference:

• Attitudes of the lion of Ferdinand II
• Ferdinand II of Leon
• Ferdinand II, imaginary coat of arms

External links:

• Benavente remembers Fernando II of León.
• Churches in the parish of Renueva.
• Facsimile of the Carta Puebla de Benavente.
• Carta Puebla in PDF.

Internal resources: FernandoII.24.Facsimil.CartaPueblaBenavente.pdf in armorial, Fernando II of León, key 104..

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 1^st of December of 2022, Registration number 0690, Volume 4.

In Spanish heraldry, there are three terms for supporters: «sostenes» for objects or plants, «tenantes» for human figures, and «soportes» for animal forms. The following applies to sostenes, tenantes, and soportes. Unlike other heraldic traditions such as English heraldry, in Spanish heraldry there are no rules for the use of supporters; their use is at the armiger's discretion, without specific restrictions. Supporters are not reserved only for nobility; their use is free for all.

In the words of [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; page 173] «there is no rule that determines the use of tenantes, soportes, and sostenes».

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Categories: Armorial roll, Party per fess, Azure, One, Book, Open, Or, Leaved, Argent, Charged, Mullet, Gules, Tree, Erased, Between, Two, Apple, Diminished bordure, Embattled, Crest and mantling, Helm, Fimbriated, Wreath, Mantling, Dexter, Sinister, Crest, Pegasus, Rampant, Nascent, Flame, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion, Langued, Quill, Claw, Parchment (scroll), Rolled, Seal, Letter, War cry and Motto.

External link:

• Fernando Marán Bié at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

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

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

R0047, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Olivia Zangenberg's arms, United Kindom, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. In the practice of the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, whose grants and registrations are officially published in the Government Gazette, a double coronation is occasionally observed within the armorial achievements. In this case, the coronet resting directly upon the shield represents the personal rank of the armiger (in this case, a coronet of noble as the daughter of a baron), while the superior coronet identifies the dignity of the family to which she or he belongs. The Office's policy is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «In the British tradition, coronets of rank are normally borne immediately above the shield, but in other countries e.g., Spain, Portugal, France the coronet of rank may be borne above the helm, not unlike a crest coronet. In Malta some title-holders display their coronet above the shield while others display it above the helm. In some cases, this may be due to the fact that some holders of Maltese titles of foreign origins, opt to follow the heraldic rules of the country which granted the original title. In other case it appears to rest purely on the whims of the title-holder. The Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta will normally choose to display coronets of rank immediately above the shield but will not stand in the way of family tradition should there be a preference for the coronet to be displayed elsewhere in the Arms. However, a titular coronet, unlike a crest coronet (see below), must never be placed above a wreath or be separated from the helm by a fold of mantling. This would reduce its status to that of a crest coronet».

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

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

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.

Protectora del podenco español.

I have created the seal of the shelter Latidos Podencos based on its coat of arms.

[Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 79, third paragraph from the beginning] writes that «Encaxadas, or emananchadas», from the French «émanche», and in English sometimes rendered as «emanche» and other times described as «line of», refers to «those partitions of the shield whose pieces fit one into another in the form of thick and elongated triangles, which are usually one-third of the length or width of the shield, depending on the direction in which these figures are placed in a per pale, per fess, per bend, or per bend sinister division, etc. But when it is a chief, they have half the base and the rest pointed; and if it is a fess, it is formed by alternating triangles filling it entirely». This description corresponds to the most general form of the «encajado», although there may be other ways to position it —in this case, in the base— and other types of «encajado» depending on the figures represented, such as those made of fir trees, Latin crosses, or, as in this case, of hearts.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Dog, Base, Dancetty, Heart and Motto (identification).

Classification: Seal, Created and Socioeconomic.

Bearer: Latidos Podencos.

Ex libris created with the coat of arms. The ex libris is supported by two lions rampant and surrounded, in its upper part, above the lions, by the full name of the holder of the gentilic coat of arms and, in its lower part, below the lions, by the device «ex libris» accompanied by two open books.

In the first side image of this article the result of stamping this ex libris with Azure ink on a parchment bearing the blazon of the coat of arms. The ivory-colored parchment is decorated with a frame formed by a vairy Or and Gules that is also used to decorate the heraldic catalogue and in the second image both the seal and this ex libris of rubber with wooden handles, both stamped on white paper with Azure ink.

The Latin term «ex libris» ~ «exlibris», in Spanish, means «de entre los libros de». Therefore, when a book is marked with the ex libris of a person or an entity, it indicates that it belongs to the set of books in the library of that person or entity, whether private or public.

The Spanish term «exlibris» is defined by [Real Academia Española; 2014] as «A label or engraved stamp that is stamped on the inside of the book cover, in which the name of the owner or that of the library to which the book belongs is stated», in the case illustrated in this article, it corresponds to a «sello» that is stamped with ink.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Motto, Motto (identification), Five, Sword, Vairy, Point upwards, In fess, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion and Rampant.

Style keywords: Round, Sealed and Plain tincture.

Classification: Created, Personal and Seal.

Bearer: Martos García, Juan Carlos.

Upon a wreath Argent and Azure, upon a trimount Gules, an eagle wings addorsed and inverted Azure, the head and tail Argent, nimbed Or, grasping a closed book also Or.

The signet ring featuring the crest of the arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, based on his heraldic crest. The crest was designed by his son, John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, and emblazoned by me. The image shows the signet ring featuring the crest upon a wreath, alongside my painting of the crest upon which the ring is based.

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Blazon keywords: Crest, Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, One, Three, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Upon, Trimount, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Head, Tail, Nimbed, Grasping, Closed book and Book.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

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

Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.

Per pale Vert and Azure, overall a sword fesswise Argent, hilted Or, between in chief a Galician granary Or, and in base an escallop Argent between two oak leaves in pile Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or, Vert, and Azure a falcon rising Or, langued Gules. Mantling: dexter Azure doubled Or, sinister Vert doubled Or.

Signet ring engraved in mirror and red wax seal impression, based on the design of the coat of arms of Jesús Angueira Duro from Galicia, created by him and me, and painted by me.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Sword, Fesswise, Hilted, Between, In chief, Galician granary, In base, Escallop, Oak, Tree, Leaf, In pile, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Falcon, Rising, Langued, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled and Sinister.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Seal, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.

Gules, a base enarched Vert, overall a Latin cross patty fitchy Or, piercing in base the head of a serpent nowed and facing sinister Sable, langued Gules.

This is the wax seal of Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak. It was made by a craftsman in Poland using laser engraving. This wax seal is based on my painting of his coat of arms.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, One, Base, Enarched, Overall, Latin cross patty, Cross patty fitchy, Cross couped, Piercing, Head, Serpent, Nowed, Facing sinister and Langued.

Style keywords: Outlined and Semi-circular.

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

Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or, Azure and Gules, a demi-pegasus Argent issuant from flames of fire Gules, fimbriated Or. Mantling: dexter Azure doubled Or, sinister Gules doubled Or. Supporters: Two lions rampant guardant Or, langued Gules, the one at dexter grasping in his sinister forepaw a quill Argent, the one at sinister grasping in his dexter forepaw a rolled scroll Argent, bearing a wax seal Gules, inscribed with the letters «MB» Sable. Warcry above the crest «Epimeleia Heautou». Motto: «Officium otium cum dignitate».

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

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure, Embattled, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Pegasus, Issuant, Flame, Fimbriated, Mantling, Dexter, Sinister, Doubled, Supporter, Lion rampant guardant, Langued, Grasping, Forepaw, Quill, Rolled, Scroll, Inscribed, Letter, War cry, Above and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper.

Escudo de oro, en una pira de sinople acompañada de dos mangas de gules, un pergamino abierto de plata, con un sello de lacre pendiente al natural.

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

G0076, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Claes Zangenberg's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The Castilian «pila» I render in English as «Pile issuant from base», following [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952; figure 121]. Friar [Friar S.; 1987; page 15] writes it as «Pile reversed issuant from the base», but in [Friar S.; 1987; page 250], when transcribing a grant of the College of Arms of London, he uses «Pile issuant from the base». Other authors also refer to it simply as «Pile reversed». I prefer «Pile issuant from base».

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Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Claes.