Palewise: Bugeja, Daniel John. Crest and mantling of Matthew Nelson. Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née

Bugeja, Daniel John

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.

Crest and mantling of Matthew Nelson

Party per pale Or and Gules, on a bend counterchanged three fleur de lis palewise counterchanged Argent and Sable between six martlets, 3 and 3 in pale, counterchanged Sable and Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.

Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of Matthew Nelson designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Party per pale: 1 Or, in the dexter of the base three martlets in pale Sable; 2 Gules, in the sinister of the chief three martlets in pale Argent; overall a bend counterchanged charged with three fleurs de lis palewise, the first Argent, the second per pale Argent and Sable, and the third Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or».

Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Dexter, Base, Martlet, In pale, Sinister, Chief, Overall, Bend, Counterchanged, Counterchanged (side-by-side), Charged, Fleur de lis, Palewise, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Horse, Mantling and Doubled.

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

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

Bearer: Nelson, Matthew.

Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen in «The Register of Arms, Volume 1»

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]. Crest: A crown of Noble. Motto: «Biche délicate».

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. This coat of arms has been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 95] as shown in the photograph of the image.

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, In orle, Crown of Noble, Crown and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rhombus.

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

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

Heraldic device of Germano Catanzaro

Azure, upon a sea in base an anchor palewise Or entwined by a dolphin Argent; chapé ployé Gules, two fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Or and Azure, a unicorn Argent, issuant from a crown of Duke. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Sat cito si sat bene».

G0087: the coat of arms of Germano Catanzaro, of Italy, 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 97], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Upon, Sea, In base, Anchor, Palewise, Interlaced, Dolphin, Chapé ployé, Fleur de lis, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Unicorn, Crown of Duke, Mantling and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Catanzaro, Germano.

Unicornio saltante sobre la divisa, criterio.

In bend sinister and palewise

Azure, three crowns in bend sinister, palewise Or.

Escudo de azur, tres coronas en barra, puestas en palo de oro.

Since the crowns are in bend sinister and the main axis of the crown is vertical, they are naturally placed palewise, but in this case, being in bend sinister, I prefer to specify it in the blazon.

In bend sinister ~ en barra.
Palewise ~ Puesto en palo.

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Crown, In bend sinister and Palewise.

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

Classification: Criterion.

Bearer: In and wise.

King Arthur, banner with 3 crowns in pale

Banner gules, three crowns in pale Or.

Pendón de gules, tres coronas en palo de oro.

Imaginary banner of Arthur of Britain interpreted in the following way: rectangular shape; maintaining the 5x6 proportion of a shield; the field enameled with flat color Gules; the crowns illuminated Or and outlined in Sable; and with an old parchment finish.

This banner can be found in [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 15, 2^nd column].

In the article [Scott-Giles, C. W.; 1965; paragraph 8, figure 2^nd] you can consult both this organization and other variants of King Arthur's coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Crown, In pale and Palewise.

Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Old parchment and Ogee.

Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Flag, Banner of arms and Kingdom of England.

Imaginary bearer: Arthur of Britain.

Margaret Byrne, sealed

Party per chevron Gules and Vert, overall a chevron ermine between, in the dexter of the chief a dexter hand apaumée couped at the wrist, in the sinister of the chief a key palewise, ward to dexter chief, and in base a boar passant Argent. Motto: «To Thine Own Self Be True» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Design rationale

This design combines Byrne, O'Byrne, Ó Broin arms: «Gules, a chevron between three dexter hands apaumée couped at the wrist Argent», with O'Hanlon, Ó hAnluain arms: «Vert, on a mount in base proper, a boar passant Ermine».

These features embody the heraldic adaptation by Gaelic chieftains, integrating ancient tribal symbolism deeply rooted in Celtic mythology and rich local traditions from Wicklow and Armagh.

This design, while combining elements from each and respects this symbolism:

The layout of the traditional Byrne arms was chosen as the basis for the new arms to reflect the armiger's surname, however, for difference only one of the three dexter hands is employed but in the prime dexter position on the shield and retaining its tinctures. The sinister position has a key to emphasise and reflect the motto «To Thine Own Self Be True» as the essential or key message for one's life, integrity and honesty.
The base of the shield has the boar taken from the O'Hanlon arms, an ancient symbol of bravery, courage, and tenacity.
The chevron ermine was chosen to incorporate an element used in various versions of the Byrne and O'Hanlon traditional arms and to reflect the nobility of these two ancient clans/septs who fought long and hard to maintain their independence right up to the XVII century.

Blazon keywords: Party per chevron, Gules, Vert, Overall, One, Chevron, Ermine, Between, Dexter, Chief, Hand, Appaumée, Party per fess, Wrist, Sinister, Key, Palewise, Key ward, Base (lower 1/3), Boar, Passant and Argent.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Byrne, Margaret.

Peregrina Corona, Dolores

Tierce: 1 Argent, two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure; 2 Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise Argent.

Escudo adiestrado: 1^o de plata, dos llaves alzadas en sotuer, acompañadas en jefe de una venera, y en punta de una estrella circundada a la diestra de un creciente puesto en banda todo de azur; 2^o de azur, un brazo diestro vestido, moviente de la siniestra, teniendo un bordón de peregrino puesto en palo, moviente de la punta, y atada a él una calabaza puesta en banda todo de plata.

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

Canting arms of Dolores Peregrina Corona designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and me and 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». In Castilian heraldic tradition, the «adiestrado» ~ «tierce» used in this coat of arms and its symmetrical «siniestrado» ~ «tierce sinister» are «irregular divisions of the field by one line» ~ «particiones irregulares». That is why I use «tierce» and «tierce sinister» in English. There is another possibility, which is to call the «adiestrado» ~ «pale in dexter flank» and the «siniestrado» ~ «pale in sinister flank», thus ceasing to be a type of «divisions of the field» ~ «particiones» and becoming «ordinaries» ~ «piezas fundamentales». This has implications, as the rule of tinctures would apply if it were considered a «pale» ~ «palo». In any case, I will write the blazon in both ways. Alternative blazon: Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise; on a pale in dexter flank Argent two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure.

Design rationale

These are canting arms because her surname is «Peregrina» ~ «pilgrim», and her coat of arms depicts the arm of a pilgrim, as she is one herself, with her staff and her gourd for carrying water, advancing towards the dexter, in order to reach the destination of her three most important life pilgrimages: Santiago de Compostela, Rome, and Jerusalem. Following [Petra Sancta, S.; 1634; pages 417–418], in seventeenth-century academic emblematics the staff symbolizes the road understood as an intellectual journey, proper to a traveller who appears humble yet is rich in knowledge, while the gourd, which may seem empty, represents the wisdom preserved within it and from which learning ultimately emerges.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Two, Tierce, Key, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, In base, Mullet, Environed, Dexter, Crescent, Bendwise, Arm, Vested, Issuant from the sinister flank, Grasping, Pilgrim's staff, Palewise, Issuant from base, Tied and Gourd.