Slipped: Brady Brim-DeForest, plain tincture. Crest and motto of Kelly Kathleen Knox. Crest and motto of Nick

Brady Brim-DeForest, plain tincture

Party per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur de lis Azure.

Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a double pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me following his directions. The original blazon states that the acorns are slipped but does not mention them being leaved. Brady Brim-DeForest told me that only two artists, including myself, had noticed that the original blazon from Lord Lyon does not specify leaves, but he asked me to add them despite not being described in the text of the blazon. That is why I include leaved in the blazon in Castilian, while keeping the English blazon as in the original.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base and Fleur de lis.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Double pointed.

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

Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.

Crest and motto of 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. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Gules, a bald eagle displayed proper. Motto: «Iustitia per Ministerium» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

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

Design rationale

The main elements of her arms are the stag and the sabre. The stag symbolizes the reluctance to fight unless provoked. The sabre, resembling a Model 1902 US Army cavalry sabre, is chosen for its significance in both the US Army and the US Air Force. She is a combat veteran who served for 20 years, mostly in humanitarian and medical roles; therefore, the sabre is positioned with its tip towards the heraldic sinister in a non-aggressive attitude. Gules-red is chosen for its association with the military. She continued to serve her brother and sister veterans for another 25 years after her military retirement. Service is very important to her, and it is a value she wishes to pass down to her children and grandchildren, as her motto affirms, «Iustitia per Ministerium», Justice through Service. The yellow rose represents her home state of Texas. The acorn and its rounded leaves of the white oak tree represent Grandmother Oak, a connection with Mother Nature, and independence. Overall, a bald eagle displayed, the symbol of America, is placed on the crest of her arms.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Stag, Springing, In base, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Proper, Chief, Invected, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise, Facing sinister, Debruised, Rose, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.

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».

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.

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.

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.

Crown of Her Royal Highness Doña 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]; and the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure. Crest: A Crown of Prince. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a iridescent finish.

This is my interpretation of the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias (as heiress to the Crown of Castile), Princess of Girona (as heiress to the Crown of Aragon), and Princess of Viana (as heiress to the Kingdom of Navarre), with the Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece. Her coat of arms is that of her father, the King, charged with a label Azure and surmounted by the crown of a princess with four pearl diadems, three visible.

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, Label of three points, Crown of Prince, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.

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

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

Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.

Crown of the city of Almeria

Argent, a cross Gules; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown.

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

Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. The island of Alboran is geographically part of Africa, but politically it belongs to the city of Almeria. As a result, Almeria is one of the few cities in the world that spans two continents: Europe and Africa.

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 and Crown.

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

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

Bearer: Almeria, city of.

David B. Appleton, slipped and leaved

Slipped and leaved

The terms slipped and leaved, which are applied here to the apples, can be found in [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 321 and figure 138] when describing the coat of arms of the «Kingdom of Granada in Spain», which states «Argent, a pomegranate proper, showing its seeds Gules, supported, slipped, and leaved with two leaves Vert».

slipped and leaved, being in the blazon of Granada, are also in the blazon of the coat of arms of Spain and its kings. We read this in [Avilés, J.; 1780b; page 321 and figure 138] where he writes «...Quarterly with a point Argent, a pomegranate proper, showing its seeds Gules, stemmed, and leaved with two leaves Vert, which is of Granada».

Blazon keywords: Apple, Slipped and Leaved.

Bearer: Appleton, David B..

Felipe VI and the Order of the Garter in Twelve Lineages

Felipe VI, Order of the Garter, Twelve Lineages

Publication of my interpretation of the arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI with the Order of the Garter on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria with the following text: Magnificent interpretation of the coat of arms of H.M. the King of Spain, with the Order of the Garter, made by the prestigious heraldist and member of the International Heraldry Society, Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas.

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, In base, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded (pomegranate), Slipped and Leaved.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

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.

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.

Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la

Ermine, three pomegranates inverted Or, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert, ensigned with an open crown, alternating four rosettes of acanthus leaves, visible three, and four pomegranates Or, visible two, lined Gules.

Escudo de armiños, tres granadas ranversadas de oro, rajada de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople, sumadas de una corona abierta, alternando cuatro rosetas de hojas de acanto, visibles tres, y cuatro granadas, visibles dos, todas de oro, forrada de gules.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with an oval shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing that seems watercolor.

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Pomegranate, Reversed, Or, Seeded (pomegranate), Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, On, One, Crown, Alternately, Four, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Visible, Two and Lined.

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

Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la.

Kingdom of Spain, collage

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or; 3 Or, four pallets Gules; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. 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 and behind the shield: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules.

Arms of the Kingdom of Spain. This image combines three photographs of this coat of arms on the façade of the Ministry of Defence building on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, just a few metres from my office, together with my own artistic interpretation of the same arms. In the version on the façade of the Ministry of Defence, the crowns above the columns do not touch the columns, which I believe is the correct way to depict them, although the central crown does appear to rest upon the shield of Spain. There are more interpretations that place the crowns resting on the columns than those that do not, and I photographed this particular version from the Ministry of Defence because it is especially relevant due to its size and institutional significance. On the arrangement of the crowns: a) Royal Decree 1511/1977, of 21 January, enacted during the so-called Transition and approving the Regulations on Flags and Standards, Guidons, Insignia and Distinctive Signs, states: «Rule No. 2. Coat of Arms of Spain… Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one…». b) The subsequent Law 33/1981, of 5 October, regulating the current coat of arms of Spain, likewise states: «…Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one». c) The term «superado» in the heraldic dictionaries in which it appears refers, as a synonym, to «surmontado». d) The definitions of «surmontado» include: «a charge which, at its upper part, has another above it but without touching it», «also said of superado», and «a figure that bears another above it, but without touching it». In light of a), b), c) and d), the two crowns should therefore be painted not touching the columns. However, in the illustrative drawing contained in Royal Decree 1511/1977 the crowns do touch the columns, contradicting its own wording, although in heraldry, when in doubt, the written blazon always prevails; and in most official representations the crowns do indeed touch the columns. Nevertheless, this personal interpretation of both the coat of arms of Spain and of the proper way to write its blazon, where the lateral crowns do not touch the columns, and then I decide that, following the same criterion, the central crown should not touch the shield either, so the result differs from the official version.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Two, 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, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Imperial crown, Dexter, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Behind the shield and Scroll.

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

Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic and Collage.

Bearer: Spain, Kingdom 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. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».

Escudo de azur, un carbunclo de doce rayos de plata; en un jefe de oro, una flor de lúpulo de sinople acompañada de dos manzanas de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople. Lema: «Omnia tempus habent».

Blazon keywords: Azure, Carbuncle, Twelve, Argent, Chief, Or, Hop cone, Flower, Vert, Between, Two, Apple, Gules, Slipped, Leaved and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Sales, Robert Edward.

Sky, Laird

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.

Toison and crown of Felipe VI of Spain, plain tinctures

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.

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

This is my interpretation of the coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain, bearing the Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece.

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.