Tiled
Balaguer, municipality of
Quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 chequey Or and Sable.
Escudo cuartelado en sotuer: 1o y 4o de oro, cuatro palos de gules; 2o y 3o ajedrezado de oro y sable.
Arms interpreted with: a lozenge-shaped shield; all tinctures in flat Or, Gules, and Sable; and a heavily beaten metal finish.
Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of La Noguera in the province of Lleida. It was the capital of the county of Urgell under Ponce I of Urgell.
The quartering per saltire, which could also be called quartered in cross, is defined in English as «per saltire», [The Heraldry Society; 2013; page 8].
This coat of arms can be found at [Costa i Cases, P.; Century XVIII; page 15].
Blazon keywords: Quarterly per saltire, Pale, Chequey, Or, Gules and Sable.
Style keywords: Tiled, Plain tincture and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Aragon.
Bearer: Balaguer, municipality of.
Chequey, chequy or checky
Chequey.
Chequey Or and Gules.
Escudo ajedrezado de oro y gules.
I have encountered several ways of writing the term «chequey» in English, such as «chequy», removing one «e», or «checky», and even other variants like «checkered», «checkie», «chequered», «cheque», «cheques» or «checquy».
[The Heraldry Society; 2013; pages 8 and 11] uses the term «chequey», and that is the one I strive to use.
Categories: Criterion, Tiled, Plain tincture, Hard metal, Chequey, Or and Gules.
Helen Pekny, collage
Party per pale Argent and Gules, a mermaid with swan wings for arms counterchanged.
Coat of arms of Helen Pekny, Dame OESSH (Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani), from the United States, designed by RegretedEagle9 on Discord and emblazoned by me following his instructions. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a winged mermaid with swan wings for arms together with her coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Party per pale, Mermaid, Swan, Winged, Arm and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Tiled.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pekny, Helen.
Helen Pekny, schema 1x3
Party per pale Argent and Gules, a mermaid with swan wings for arms counterchanged.
Coat of arms of Helen Pekny, Dame OESSH (Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani), from the United States, designed by RegretedEagle9 on Discord and painted by me following his instructions in 3 steps: outline, flat colours and metals, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Party per pale, Mermaid, Swan, Winged, Arm and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Tiled.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pekny, Helen.
Pekny, Helen
Party per pale Argent and Gules, a mermaid with swan wings for arms counterchanged.
Escudo partido de plata y gules, una sirena con alas de cisne por brazos del uno al otro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a tiled external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Design rationale
As explained by RegretedEagle9, the arms are canting of her surname, Pekny, which in Czech means «beautiful». For this reason the design combines two traditional symbols of beauty: a mermaid and a swan. The tinctures Argent and Gules refer to her Polish roots.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Party per pale, Mermaid, Swan, Winged, Arm and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Tiled and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pekny, Helen.
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Language
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Categories of heraldry
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Divisions of the field
- Without divisions
- Party per pale
- Party per fess
- Party per bend
- Party per bend sinister
- Tierce
- Tierce sinister
- Tierced per pale
- Tierced per fess
- Tierced per bend
- Tierced pallwise inverted
- Quarterly
- Quarterly per saltire
- Gyronny
- Party per fess, the chief per pale
- Party per pale, the sinister per fess
- Party per fess, the base per pale
- Party per pale, the dexter per fess
- Chapé
- Chaussé
- Embrassé
- Contre-embrassé
- Party per chevron
- Enté
- Enté en point
- Flanched
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Metals
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Colours
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Furs
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Other tinctures
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Ordinaries and sub-ordinaries
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Diminutives of the ordinaries
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Geometric charges
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Composite ordinaries
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Inanimate charges from Nature
Atom, Crescent, Diamond, Emerald, Estoile, Increscent, Lightning flash, Moon, Mount, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Orbital, Plough of Ursa Major, Rainbow, Ray of the sun, River, Sea, Snowflake, Sun, Sun in splendour, Sun of May, Terrestrial globe, Trimount, Water and Wave.
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Vegetal charges from Nature
Acorn, Apple, Apple tree, Ash, Bluebonnet, Camellia, Chrysanthemum, Cinquefoil, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Double rose, Eguzki-lore, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Holm oak, Hop cone, Indian paintbrush, Kapok tree, Laurel, Lily, Linden, Lotus flower, Madonna lily, Mexican cedar tree, Oak, Olive tree, Palm tree, Plantain plant, Pomegranate, Poplar leaf, Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Thistle, Tree, Tulip, Vine and Wheat.
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Animal charges from Nature
Badger, Bald eagle, Barbel, Barn owl, Bear, Beaver, Bee, Beetle, Bighorn sheep, Binson, Blackbird, Boar, Brach hound, Bull, Cow, Doe, Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Eagle, Elephant, Falcon, Female figure, Fish, Flame, Fly, Fox, Frog, Goat, Goldfinch, Goose, Heron, Horse, Hummingbird, Jaguar, Lark, Leopard, Lion, Lion passant, Lion rampant guardant, Lioness, Lynx, Male figure, Martlet, Merino ram, Monkey, Owl, Panther, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Pronghorn, Puffin, Quetzal, Raven, Roe deer, Rooster, Savage, Seagull, Serpent, She-wolf, Stag, Starling, Swan, Talbot, Turtle, Tyger, Vulture, Warren hound and Wolf.
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Parts of natural charges
Arm, Beak, Branch, Caboshed, Chest, Claw, Covert, Dorsal fin, Eagle claw, Ear of wheat, Ermine spot, Escallop, Feather, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Forepaw, Hand, Head, Heart, Hoof, Leaf, Neck, Ostrich feather, Palm frond, Paw, Roe deers' attires, Shoulder, Sprig, Stags' attires, Stem, Swallow-tail, Tail, Tail addorsed, Tail fin, Talon, Tibia, Tooth, Trunk, Trunk (elephant), Two hands clasped, Two wings in vol, Udder, Wing and Wrist.
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Artificial charges
Ace of spades, Anchor, Anvil, Arch, Arm vambraced, Armillary sphere, Arrow, Axe, Bell, Bell tower, Beret, Bonfire, Book, Bookmark, Bow, Branding iron, Bridge, Broken, Buckle, Cannon, Cannon dismounted, Cannon port, Canopy roof, Carbuncle, Castle, Celtic Trinity knot, Chain, Chess rooks, Church, Clarion, Clay pot, Closed book, Club, Column, Comb, Compass rose, Conductor's baton, Cord, Covered cup, Crozier, Crucible, Cuffed, Cup, Cutlass, Cyclamor, Dagger, Displayed scroll, Double vajra, Drum, Ecclesiastical cap, Fanon, Federschwert, Fleam, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Galician granary, Garb, Gauntlet, Geometric solid, Grenade, Halberd, Hammer, Harp, Host, Hourglass, Key, Key ward, Knight, Knot, Lantern, Letter, Line, Loincloth, Maunch, Menorah, Millrind, Millstone, Millwheel, Minaret, Monstrance, Mortar, Mullet of six points pierced, Nail, Non-classic artifact, Norman ship, Number, Oar, Oil lamp, Open book, Page, Pair of pliers, Pair of scales, Parchment, Pestle, Piano, Pilgrim's staff, Plough share, Polish winged hussar, Port, Portcullis, Potent, Quill, Ribbon, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Sabre, Sackbut, Sail, Scroll, Scythe, Sheaf of tobacco, Ship, Skirt, Spear, Spear's head, Stairway, Star of David, Step, Sword, Symbol, Tetrahedron, Torch, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Turret, Two-handed sword, Wagon-wheel, Water-bouget, Wheel, Winnowing fan and With a turret.
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Immaterial charges
Angel, Archangel, Basilisk, Dragon, Dragon's head, Garuda, Golden fleece, Griffin, Heart enflamed, Justice, Mermaid, Our Lady of Mercy, Ouroboros, Paschal lamb, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint George, Sea-griffin, Sea-lion, Trinity, Triton, Unicorn, Winged hand and Wyvern.
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External elements
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Heraldic creations
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References
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Formats
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Keywords on this page
Watercolor, Chequey, Winged, Balaguer, municipality of, Boa, Arm, Swan, Collage, Criterion, Quarterly per saltire, Counterchanged, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Coat of arms, Schema, Photographic, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Tiled, Hard metal, Or, Pale, Party per pale, Pekny, Helen, Argent, Civic, Kingdom of Aragon, Sable, Design rationale, Mermaid, Plain tincture and One.
