Sun

Motto: Stand and Be Counted

Gules fretty Argent; on a chief wavy Bleu celeste, a rising sun Or.

Escudo de gules fretado de plata; en un jefe ondado de celeste, un sol saliente de oro.

Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and with a iridescent finishing.

The sun used to be emblazoned with a human face, with its eyes, mouth, and nose, but in all the interpretations that I know of this blazon, the sun appears without a human face.

Schema for the fretty

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Fretty, Argent, One, Chief, Wavy, Bleu celeste, Sun, Issuant and Or.

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

Classification: Interpreted.

Bearer: Charles Dunne, Chas.

Azure, in chief a lozenge Argent between two antlers in pile issuant from a chalice Or. Crest: upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a sun Or issuant from clouds Argent, debruised by a demi-stag proper, attired Or. Motto: «In Honorem Dei».

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.

Coat of arms of Elijah R. emblazoned by me. The English term «debruised» is written in Castilian as «resaltado»; I usually write it as «debruised by» ~ «resaltado de», where the charge below is debruised by the one above. It is analogous to «charged by» ~ «cargado de», except that the upper charge projects beyond the surface of the lower one; in this case, parts of the stag project beyond the surface of the sun and the clouds. In English, «stag» corresponds to the Castilian «ciervo», although «deer» is occasionally found instead. When a stag's antlers are of a different tincture from its body, the English term is «attired»; in Castilian I prefer «ramado» to «arcornado». When the animal issues from the wreath, rather than standing upon it, I write «demi» in English and «saliente» in Castilian; «demi» is reminiscent of the Castilian prefix «semi». When the animal is «demi», the animal's default attitude is «rampant» ~ «rampante» unless otherwise specified.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, In chief, Lozenge, Between, Stag's attire, In pile, Issuant, Cup, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Sun, Cloud, Debruised, Demi, Stag, Attired and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: R., Elijah.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper. Mantling: Sanguine doubled Or. Motto: «Incipit Vita Nova» Or, over a scroll Sanguine doubled Or.

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

Coat of arms of Marcio Vieira Nastri emblazoned by me. This full achievement of Marcio Vieira Nastri, emblazoned by me, is registered and published in The International Register of Arms, 13th August 2026, registration number 0812, volume 5, armorialregister.com/arms-br/nastri-mv-arms.html.

Design rationale

The arms symbolise the dawn of a new life. The field is tierced per fess to evoke the sky in 3 stages: Sable for the darkness of night, Azure for the horizon at first light, and Sanguine for the rising sun. The 7 stars of Ursa Major, in their traditional arrangement, evoke guidance, constancy, and a Dantesque reference, as the constellation appears in the Divine Comedy. The demi-sun in base, gold upon sanguine, marks the moment of emotional awakening, the dawn of love. The scroll motto «Incipit Vita Nova», the first line of Dante’s Vita Nuova, reflects a personal spiritual transformation. The Azure speaks of eternal loyalty, and the silver stars of purity. The choice of Sanguine, both for the sunlit sky and for the scroll and mantling, is also an homage to Beatrice’s dress as described by Dante at their first encounter. All of the above holds a parallel with the bearer’s personal life, which gives this composition a dual significance, both literary and deeply intimate. The raven as crest, a symbol of memory and intelligence, represents the collector’s spirit and a deep inner life.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Raven, Proper, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Coat of arms of Elijah R. emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured layout that brings out the close parallelism between the two heraldic languages.

Azure, in chief a lozenge Argent between two antlers in pile issuant from a chalice Or. Crest: upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a sun Or issuant from clouds Argent, debruised by a demi-stag proper, attired Or. Motto: «In Honorem Dei».

Escudo de azur, en jefe un losange de plata acompañado de dos cuernas de ciervo en pila salientes de un cáliz todo de oro. Timbrado de un burelete de plata y azur, cimado de un sol no figurado de oro, naciente de nubes de plata, todo resaltado de un ciervo saliente al natural, ramado de oro. Lema: «In Honorem Dei».

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, In chief, Lozenge, Between, Stag's attire, In pile, Issuant, Cup, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Sun, Cloud, Debruised, Demi, Stag, Attired and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: R., Elijah.

Party per pale: 1 Vert, a compass rose Argent between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a Taino sun Or; 2 Sable, a Taino sun Or between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a compass rose Argent; overall a spear Or, headed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a lynx couchant proper, langued Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Numquam reside».

Giclée artwork of the coat of arms of family of Lucas Cruz (UK, Puerto Rico, Belarus, US Army) designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. The Taino were an indigenous people of the Caribbean, the Taino sun is one of their symbolic representations of the sun, and the lynx came from Gomel~Homyel, Belarus.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Compass rose, Between, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, In base, Sun, Overall, Spear, Shafted, Crest, Helm, Wreath, Lynx, Couchant, Proper, Langued, Mantling and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Giclée, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.

Bearer: Cruz, family of Lucas.

Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dragon passant Azure, armed and langued Gules; in front of a sun rising Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «In Honorem Victoria» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

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

G0113, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Randy David Lee Xavier Potts's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The difference between the coat of arms assumed by Randy Potts and the coat of arms granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta is that the bald eagle in the chief is blazoned proper. Likewise, the difference in the crest is that the dragon is now blazoned armed and langued Gules. The purpose of these two changes, both in the shield and in the crest, is to allow these elements to stand out a bit more. This coat of arms has been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 117].

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Saltire, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Sun, Nascent, Debruised, Dragon, Passant, Armed, Langued, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Potts, Randy David Lee Xavier.

Party per pale: 1 Vert, a compass rose Argent between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a Taino sun Or; 2 Sable, a Taino sun Or between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a compass rose Argent; overall a spear Or, headed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a lynx couchant proper, langued Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Numquam reside».

Heraldic document for the coat of arms of family of Lucas Cruz (UK, Puerto Rico, Belarus, US Army). The pages have a heraldic frame with the elements of their coat of arms. This document and all its illustrations have been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Compass rose, Between, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, In base, Sun, Overall, Spear, Shafted, Crest, Helm, Wreath, Lynx, Couchant, Proper, Langued, Mantling and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document and Frame.

Bearer: Cruz, family of Lucas.

Arms [ Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Motto, 1^st line [ «Incipit Vita» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Crest [ Or, upon a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper ]; Motto, 2^nd line [ «Nova» Or over a scroll bendwise Sanguine ]; Badge [ Azure, an escallop Or environed by ribbons Sanguine doubled Or ]; Fringes: Or and Sanguine.

It has been emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a leather finishing.

Heraldic standard of Marcio Vieira Nastri emblazoned by me. Structure: his coat of arms; his heraldic badge; the 1^st line of his motto «Incipit Vita»; his crest; the 2^nd line of his motto «Nova»; and his badge. I usually do not blazon standards; I only describe their structure, since the coat of arms, the badge, and the crest they normally bear are already known as those of the armiger. However, in this case I have blazoned the standard with details from the hoist to the fly. The hoist is the part attached to the mast, and the fly is the part that waves freely and in this case ends in a swallow-tail, although this is an artistic detail I have not blazoned. For the specification of this blazon I use brackets for each of the parts, for example, the blazon of the arms, the blazon of the badge, or the blazon of the crest. In this case I have repeated the blazon of the second occurrence of the badge, but I could have avoided it by referring back to the first. It is unusual to find such a detailed specification of a standard. This standard of Marcio Vieira Nastri, emblazoned by me, is registered and published in The International Register of Arms, 13th August 2026, registration number 0812, volume 5, armorialregister.com/arms-br/nastri-mv-arms.html.

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Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Raven, Proper, Escallop, Environed, Ribbon, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Standard and Flag.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dragon passant Azure, armed and langued Gules; in front of a sun rising Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «In Honorem Victoria» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

G0113, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Randy David Lee Xavier Potts's arms, whose standard, coat of arms, badge and banner has been emblazoned by me. The difference between the coat of arms assumed by Randy Potts and the coat of arms granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta is that the bald eagle in the chief is blazoned proper. Likewise, the difference in the crest is that the dragon is now blazoned armed and langued Gules. The purpose of these two changes, both in the shield and in the crest, is to allow these elements to stand out a bit more. These coat of arms, standard, badge and banner have been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 117] as shown in the photograph of the image.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Saltire, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Sun, Nascent, Debruised, Dragon, Passant, Armed, Langued, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Potts, Randy David Lee Xavier.