Crest and mantling of Giovanni de Bella

Gules, a fess between in chief two mullets of eight points Argent flanking a Maltese cross, and in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, In base, Bendlet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dog, Gorged and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Gules, a fess between in chief two mullets of eight points Argent flanking a Maltese cross, and in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».

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

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, In base, Bendlet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dog, Gorged, Mantling and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Gules, a fess between in chief two mullets of eight points Argent flanking a Maltese cross, and in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.

G0053: the coat of arms of Giovanni de Bella as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. This photograph shows my hand-drawn Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant, gorged with a collar of meander motifs, alongside the coat of arms in which it appears as the crest. The drawing was executed directly in ink on tracing paper using a fine technical pen, without any preliminary pencil sketch. Two sheets of tracing paper can be seen in the image: an initial version used to establish the proportions and posture of the hound, and a second version in which the design was corrected and refined before its subsequent digital finishing, visible in the final rendering of the complete achievement.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, In base, Bendlet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dog, Gorged and Mantling.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Gules, a fess between in chief two mullets of eight points Argent flanking a Maltese cross, and in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».

G0053: the coat of arms of Giovanni de Bella as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The image shows a composition of the coat of arms painted by me alongside the same coat of arms as published in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 65], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, In base, Bendlet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dog, Gorged, Mantling and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Vert, a crescent within eight mullets in lozenge Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a chain fesswise throughout between three fleurs de lis, 2 and 1, all the links and fleurs de lis per pale Or and Argent; an inescutcheon Azure, charged with an eagle displayed within a bordure Or and crowned with a crown of count.

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o y 4^o de sinople, un creciente dentro de ocho estrellas en losange todo de oro; 2^o y 3^o de azur, una cadena puesta en faja moviente de los flancos acompañada de tres flores de lis, 2 y 1, todos los eslabones y las flores de lis partidos de oro y plata; un escusón de azur, cargado de un águila y una bordura ambos de oro y coronado de una corona de conde.

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

G0067: the coat of arms of Robert George Alexander Balchin, of United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The default number of points of a mullet in Castilian heraldry is 5, which is also the default number of points of the English mullet. [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».

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Vert, Argent, One, Eight, Three, Quarterly, Crescent, Within, Mullet, In lozenge, Chain, Fesswise, Throughout, Between, Fleur de lis, Party per pale, Inescutcheon, Charged, Eagle, Bordure, Crowned, Crown of Count and Crown.

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

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

Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.

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

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

G0067: the coat of arms of Robert George Alexander Balchin, of United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant.

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

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

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

Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.

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

G0067: the coat of arms of Robert George Alexander Balchin, of United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The image shows a composition of the coat of arms painted by me alongside the same coat of arms as published in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 79], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

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

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.

Noel Cox, PhD, Professor of Law at the Auckland University of Technology, «The principles of international law governing the Sovereign authority for the creation and administration of Orders of Chivalry», edited by Rory Stanley, «Féil-Scríbhinn Liam Mhic Alasdair» ~ Essays Presented to Liam Mac Alasdair, Genealogical Society of Ireland, FGSI, pages 15-25, ISBN 9781898471677, Dublin, 2009.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: English language and In black and white.

Author: Cox, Noel.

Internal resources: CoxN2009.SovereignAuthorityOrdersChivalry.pdf PDF Format.

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