Facing sinister

[ An axe Or ], [ An axe facing sinister Argent, hafted Or ], and [ An axe Argent, hafted Or ].

[ Un hacha de oro ], [ Un hacha alterada de plata, fustada de oro ] y [ Un hacha de plata, fustada de oro ].

Emblazoned by me in 3 steps: outlined, flat colors, and shadow details.

facing sinister: Attitude of a figure when it is oriented toward the sinister side, instead of the dexter, which is the usual orientation.

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Categories: Facing sinister and Glossary.

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.

Coat of arms of Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak designed by Tomasz Steifer and interpreted by me in 4 approaches: 1) outlined; 2) tricking, using abbreviations; 3) hatching, using dots and lines; and 4) plain tinctures. The Polish heraldist Tomasz Steifer was one of the creators of International Heraldry Day. This coat of arms follows the Polish heraldic tradition, you can notice the color Vert over the color Gules, and also for them the Sable is not a color, then they can place a serpent Sable over the color Vert. The Serpent symbolizes the defeated Evil thus it looks at the Sinister in my interpretation.

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

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

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

Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.

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.

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

Coat of arms of Amitay Edward von Stiebel emblazoned by meme, based on the heraldic description provided in [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; volume 2, page 841].

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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 in sable, Illuminated and Bull's hide.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Photographic.

Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.

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.

Arms emblazoned by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, and with a texturized finishing.

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

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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 in sable, Plain tincture and Bull's hide.

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

Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.

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

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

The heraldic badge of Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak emblazoned by me.

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

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Badge.

Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.

Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

International Register of Arms, Volume 4, by The [Armorial Register, T.; 2025; page 130], ISBN 978-1-8381483-0-0. The coat of arms of Eugene McCarthy from Ireland emblazoned by me appears in this volume.

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Categories: Collage, Photographic, Art, Personal, Interpreted, Outlined in sable, Pointed, Coat of arms, Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant, Facing sinister, Illuminated, Leather, Irish language, Motto and Scroll.

Root: McCarthy, Eugene.

Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Design rationale

• The stag trippant Gules came from the arms of the MacCarthy clan, also transcribed as McCarthy, but for difference attired and hoofed Sable, this Sable reflecting the peat-coloured soil of Gerryduff.
• The chief Sable also from Garryduff, called «An Garraí Dubh» in Irish, which means «the black garden», referring to the peat-coloured dark soil; it is the home place of Eugene McCarthy and his family for generations.
• The three geese volant Argent from the local parish of Monagae, «the bogland of the geese», and they are flying to sinister as the Irish people from the US return to their Ireland, flying east across the Atlantic Ocean, this symbolism also evokes the famous «Wild Geese» Irish of previous centuries who emigrated to mainland Europe and further afield to serve in the armies of France, Spain, and Austria, many of the name McCarthy included.
• A terrace in base Vert with a fess Or because these are the colours of the local GAA* football and hurling club, established in 1896, GAA means Gaelic Athletic Association.
• And the motto «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» means «Garryduff Forever».

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Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant and Facing sinister.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Design rationale, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.

Bearer: McCarthy, Eugene.

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 16^th of June of 2022, Registration number 0640, Volume 4.

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Categories: Armorial roll, Stag, Tripant, Attired, Hoofed, Terrace in base, Base, Charged, Fess, Chief, Goose, Volant, Facing sinister and Motto.

External resource:

• Eugene McCarthy at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

Party per fess Argent and Or, in chief twenty one fleurs de lis Sable, 8, 7, and 6, in base, a stag passant Gules attired proper, holding in its mouth a sprig Vert, gorged with a wreath Argent and Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, an eagle displayed facing sinister Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Souviens Toi De Vivre».

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

G0130, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Michael Twist, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Vert, Twenty-one, One, Party per fess, In chief, Fleur de lis, Stag, Passant, Attired, Grasping, Sprig, Gorged, Wreath, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Eagle, Facing sinister, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Twist, Michael.

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.

It has been designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.

The arms of Kelly Kathleen Knox 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 the blazon and the design rationale. She is PhD, a retired military officer of the US Army and Air Force, primarily serving in medical and humanitarian roles, who served in two wars, was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, among other distinctions, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. Her arms were designed by her and me and emblazoned by me.

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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 and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Slide.

Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.

These are the arms of Kelly Kathleen Knox, PhD, a retired military officer of the US Army and Air Force, primarily serving in medical and humanitarian roles, who served in two wars, was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, among other distinctions, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. Her arms were designed by her and me and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.