Use this tags for questions related to coats-of-arms and other armorial bearings.
Questions tagged [heraldry]
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What's the difference between a family crest and a coat of arms?
In my experience the two terms seem interchangeable, but undoubtedly there is a difference between a family's crest and its coat of arms. What is it?
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Do authoritative renderings exist for coats of arms?
For a given surname it is easy to find many variations in its coats of arms*. I get the impression that coats of arms were described in records as text and thus were open to interpretation at the time they are rendered. Is this true, or are there…
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Any restrictions on the use of municipal coats-of-arms?
One element of documenting family history is to place the lives of ancestors in the context of their place and time.
Many of the places we study have their own history, evolving from farming villages to manufacturing centres to dormitory suburbs…
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Coat of arms: can a charge be placed over a variation of the field?
Sorry, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this much detail about heraldic blazons.
I'm curious if traditional heraldry allows you to place a charge on top of a variation on the field. The variation of the field needs to follow the rule…
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To whom does this coat of arms belong?
Does anybody know the armiger of the coat of arms?
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