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.

Selection of various lion attitudes: passant, statant, sejant, almost rampant and in one case regardant, in 6 examples of the great seals of King Fernando II of León from 1160 to 1187.

These 6 seals come from the following 3 sources: [Fernando II de León; 1167], [Fernando II de León; 1181] and [Martín Fuertes, J. A.; 2002].

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Categories: Personal, Seal, Round, Kingdom of León, Without divisions, One, Lion, Passant, Statant, Sejant, Rampant, Regardant and Motto (identification).

Root: Ferdinand II of Leon.

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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.

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.

Author: Fernando II de León.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

• 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, Rolled scroll, Seal, Letter, War cry and Motto.

External resource:

• 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: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Vert, a dexter hand couped holding a pair of open pliers proper. Supporters: Dexter an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed Sable, langued, membered, and armed Gules, and sinister a norseman proper, terraced by rocky ground. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

G0076, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Claes Zangenberg's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant. This full achievement includes a crown of Baron, it is essential to emphasize that the inclusion of these ornaments does not constitute legal recognition of titles of nobility by the Republic of Malta; rather, it reflects the Office's mandate to preserve and document the cultural and heraldic heritage of the petitioners. The current Chief Herald of Arms of Malta has clarified in various interviews and lectures that, as the Constitution of Malta has not recognized titles of nobility since 1975, the legal framework allowing the Republic of Malta to register a coat of arms featuring coronets is to treat it as historical and cultural evidence of a lineage. This approach is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «Thus, although the State recognizes the coat of arms of an individual as granted/registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, this does not mean that the Chief Herald or indeed the Republic of Malta are also automatically recognizing any title of nobility used by the individual in question. The Arms are simply the reflection, verbal and pictorial of any honours mentioned in the Letters Patent or Document of Registration». It is under this premise of cultural heritage that the Office of the Chief Herald is integrated into Heritage Malta, the Maltese national agency for museums and the conservation of cultural heritage, established by the Cultural Heritage Act enacted in 2002. In the case of heraldry, it is regarded as intangible cultural heritage.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Carnation, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dexter, Hand, Couped, Grasping, Open, Pair of pliers, Supporter, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Langued, Membered, Armed, Sinister, Male figure, Compartment and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Claes.

Circular seal with the arms [ per pale: a chevron between in chief a dressage horse salient, and in base three waves of the sea all counterchanged ]. Motto around the shield: «Juana María Domaica Maroto».

Sello circular con un [ escudo partido: un cabrio surmontado de un caballo de doma saltante y en punta tres ondas del mar, todo del uno al otro ]. Divisa: «Juana María Domaica Maroto» rodeando al escudo.

The following have been created and illustrated: two Azure and Argent borders charged with 21 salient horses, to frame paper and documents; a coat of arms in plain tincture outlined in Sable; another watercoloured and illuminated shield, with its two charges and its ordinary, the chevron, outlined of the field tincture; another shield with mantling and wreath decorated with a special type of drawing I call chinoiserie, with crest and a beaten metal finish; and a two-colour shield, without outlining, in plain tinctures, which could be used as a logotype, with the understanding that a coat of arms always goes beyond the current concept of a logotype.

A Sable seal and an example of its printing in Azure ink have been designed and illustrated from this coat of arms. This seal has been physically made in rubber and wood with a diameter of 4 cm with the motto "Juana María Domaica Maroto".

An ex libris in Sable and an example of its printing in Azure ink have been created and illustrated. This ex libris has also been physically made in rubber and wood, with a diameter of 4 cm and with the motto "Juana María Domaica Maroto, ex libris".

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Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Horse, Chevron, Sea, Counterchanged, Above, Salient, Throughout, In base and Motto (identification).

Style keywords: Pointed, Round and Sealed.

Classification: Seal, Created and Personal.

Bearer: Domaica Maroto, Juana María.

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.

Heraldic catalog with the seal, the bookplate and the coat of arms of Ilmo. Sr. D. Manuel Novo Dabrio. The pages have a decorative border based on the heraldic elements and tinctures of his coat of arms. All have been designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. The ex libris has an internal decoration, a diapering pattern similar to the one used to decorate the mantling, also known as «chinapieria».

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Azure, Or, Gules, One, Five, Three, Four, Two, Quarterly, Party per pale, Madrone tree, Tree, Fructed, Tower, Masoned, On, Wall, Archer, In shooting stance, Barry, Wavy, Caravel, Ship, In pale, Sail, Charged, Cross, Between, Flanched, Port and windows, Lozenge and Pallet.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Diapered, Chinapieria and Ogee.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Frame, Seal, Ex libris, Pennon and Flag.

Bearer: Novo Dabrio, Manuel.

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.

It has been depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of Olivia Zangenberg, emblazoned by me, 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 her father’s standard, the blazon, and the relevant entry from the Gazette of Malta, where her registration R0047 by the Dr. Charles Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, was published

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

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.

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 wreath Or, Azure and Gules, a demi-pegasus Argent issuant from flames of fire Gules, fimbriated 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 painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.

The coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.

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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), Wreath, Demi, Pegasus, Issuant, Flame, Fimbriated, Supporter, Dexter, Sinister, 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 Freehand.

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

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.