Family Sanchez-Esteban, rooster, oak branches, and motto

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a bend Gules, overall a lion rampant Azure; 2 Azure, three crowns in pale Or; 3 Azure semé of bezants; 4 Argent, a salamander fesswise Azure, spotted Or, enflamed Or and Gules. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a rooster Gules, beaked and membered Or. The shield is surrounded by two oak branches Vert, fructed Or, tied with a ribbon Gules. Motto: «Quid Pro Quo».

Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, Or, Vert, One, Three, Two, Quarterly, Bend, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Crown, In pale, Semé, Bezant, Salamander, Fesswise, Spotted, Enflamed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Rooster, Beaked, Membered, Surrounded, Oak, Tree, Branch, Fructed, Tied, Ribbon and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Sanchez-Esteban, family.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a bend Gules, overall a lion rampant Azure; 2 Azure, three crowns in pale Or; 3 Azure semé of bezants; 4 Argent, a salamander fesswise Azure, spotted Or, enflamed Or and Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, a rooster Gules, beaked and membered Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. The shield is surrounded by two oak branches Vert, fructed Or, tied with a ribbon Gules. Motto: «Quid Pro Quo».

Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, Or, Vert, One, Three, Two, Quarterly, Bend, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Crown, In pale, Semé, Bezant, Salamander, Fesswise, Spotted, Enflamed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Rooster, Beaked, Membered, Mantling, Surrounded, Oak, Tree, Branch, Fructed, Tied, Ribbon and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Sanchez-Esteban, family.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a bend Gules, overall a lion rampant Azure; 2 Azure, three crowns in pale Or; 3 Azure semé of bezants; 4 Argent, a salamander fesswise Azure, spotted Or, enflamed Or and Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, a rooster Gules, beaked and membered Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Supporters: Two lions rampant Or, armed and langued Azure. The shield is surrounded by two oak branches Vert, fructed Or, tied with a ribbon Gules. Motto: «Quid Pro Quo».

Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.

Design rationale

These arms were designed for Jaime Sánchez and his wife, Ana Esteban, combining personal and geographic symbolism. The 1^st and 2^nd quarters represent their surnames. The 3^rd quarter represents Milmarcos through a semé of bezants Or, a canting allusion to its name, interpreted heraldically as «a thousand coins», while the 4^th represents Barcelona, where Jaime was born and the family lives, through a salamander inspired by Park Güell and the work of Antoni Gaudí. The motto «Quid Pro Quo» was chosen by the armigers, while the oak branches symbolise Milmarcos and the rooster crest represents vigilance, renewal, and strength.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, Or, Vert, One, Three, Two, Quarterly, Bend, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Crown, In pale, Semé, Bezant, Salamander, Fesswise, Spotted, Enflamed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Rooster, Beaked, Membered, Mantling, Supporter, Armed, Langued, Surrounded, Oak, Tree, Branch, Fructed, Tied, Ribbon and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Sanchez-Esteban, family.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, a bend Gules, overall a lion rampant Azure; 2 Azure, three crowns in pale Or; 3 Azure semé of bezants; 4 Argent, a salamander fesswise Azure, spotted Or, enflamed Or and Gules. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure, a rooster Gules, beaked and membered Or. Motto: «Quid Pro Quo».

The coat of arms of the family Sanchez-Esteban on the facade of their house. These arms were designed and emblazoned by me for them.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, Or, One, Three, Quarterly, Bend, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Crown, In pale, Semé, Bezant, Salamander, Fesswise, Spotted, Enflamed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Rooster, Beaked, Membered and Motto.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Armorial stone, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Sanchez-Esteban, family.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three lions rampant Or, 2 and 1; 2 and 3 Gules, a unicorn passant Or.

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o y 4^o de azur, tres leones rampantes de oro, 2 y 1; 2^o y 3^o de gules, un unicornio pasante de oro.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.

G0096: the coat of arms of Kyriakos Panayi, of Australia, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Gules, Three, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Unicorn and Passant.

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

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

Bearer: Panayi, Kyriakos.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three lions rampant Or, 2 and 1; 2 and 3 Gules, a unicorn passant Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-bull proper, crowned with the crown of the old kingdom of Cyprus. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος». War cry above the crest: «Μολών Λαβέ».

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

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Gules, Three, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Unicorn, Passant, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Bull, Crowned, Motto, War cry and Above the crest.

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

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

Bearer: Panayi, Kyriakos.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three lions rampant Or, 2 and 1; 2 and 3 Gules, a unicorn passant Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-bull proper, crowned with the crown of the old kingdom of Cyprus. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος». War cry above the crest: «Μολών Λαβέ».

G0096: the coat of arms of Kyriakos Panayi, of Australia, 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 104], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Gules, Three, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Unicorn, Passant, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Bull, Crowned, Motto, War cry and Above the crest.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Panayi, Kyriakos.

Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three lions rampant Or, 2 and 1; 2 and 3 Gules, a unicorn passant Or.

G0096: the coat of arms of Kyriakos Panayi, of Australia, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The image combines the finished painted coat of arms with a photograph of two successive studies of the unicorn passant described in the blazon, drawn directly in ink on tracing paper. The lower sheet preserves an earlier stage and the upper a more advanced version. Both show the development of this charge alongside its final heraldic interpretation in the completed painting. This unicorn is an example in which my personal drawing style can be seen quite clearly. I particularly like to construct the mane and tail through a succession of long, curling forms and scrolls that develop almost instinctively as I draw. I do not normally plan each of these curves individually beforehand; they emerge while the line is moving, and their rhythm is one of the features that has gradually become characteristic of my heraldic figures. In a creature such as a unicorn, these scrolls also help me to move away from a strictly naturalistic representation and towards the decorative language that I associate with heraldry. The result is therefore deliberately somewhere between an animal and an ornamental heraldic figure: the anatomy has to remain understandable, but the mane and tail are allowed considerably more freedom.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Gules, Three, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Unicorn and Passant.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Panayi, Kyriakos.

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