Counterchanged: Andreou, Kimon. Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena. Crest and mantling of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger.

Andreou, Kimon

Party per fess: 1 Azure, a Athenian owl Argent, contourné, in chief; 2 Argent, an oak Azure, eradicated, in base; overall a saltire counterchanged.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, una lechuza al estilo ateniense, contornada de plata, en jefe; 2^o de plata, un roble de azur, arrancado, en punta; brochante sobre el todo un sotuer del uno al otro.

Coat of arms interpreted with: its semicircular (round) base; the fields enameled in plain Azure and Argent; the saltire of traditional dimension, that is, 1/3 of the width of the shield; the figures outlined of the field and illuminated in Argent and Azure; and the ensemble with a raised-stroke finish.

A summary of the Blog Idtg de Kimon Andreou can be consulted within my section of recommended links. That summary is accompanied by another interpretation of Kimon's coat of arms, with the following differentiating characteristics:

Interpretation outlined in Sable.
It includes his motto «Ischys Dia Tis Gnoseos», written in Greek, which could be translated as «el poder del conocimiento».
With his saltire reduced to 2/3 of its traditional width, which is 1/3 of the width of the shield. In this way, the saltire is 2/9 of the width of the shield. The objective of the reduction is to give more space to both his owl and his oak. This reduction does not convert it into the diminished piece called flanque, which has a 1/3 reduction over 1/3 of the shield's width, therefore, 1/9 of the shield's width.

Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Azure, Argent, Saltire, Overall, Counterchanged, Barn owl, Regardant, Tree, Oak and Erased.

Style keywords: Freehand, Illuminated and Outlined in the field tincture.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Heraldry and heralds.

Bearer: Andreou, Kimon.

Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena

Party per pale Azure and Argent, a hummingbird volant bendwise counterchanged.

Escudo partido de azur y plata, un colibrí volante puesto en banda del uno al otro.

Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

The coat of arms of the Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Hummingbird, Volant, Bendwise and Counterchanged.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena.

Crest and mantling of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger

Barry of six, Argent and Azure, a pile throughout, counterchanged. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, upon a trimount Gules, an eagle wings addorsed and inverted Azure, the head and tail Argent, nimbed and grasping a closed book Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.

These are the arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, designed by his son John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, One, Six, Three, Barry, Counterchanged, Pile, Throughout (chief base), Chaussé, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Upon, Trimount, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Head, Tail, Nimbed, Grasping, Closed book, Book and Mantling.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.

Crown of the municipality of Candasnos

Party per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, a hurt; 2 Gules and 3 Argent, over both a cross of Malta counterchanged. Crest: A closed royal crown.

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finish.

Arms of the municipality of Candasnos, Huesca, designed by Valeriano Labara Ballestar, approved by the Government of Aragon. It has been an honor for me to emblazon this version for Valeriano Labara. Bibliographic reference [Labara Ballestar, V. C.; 2019; pages 341-368].

Design rationale

The hurt represents what is known as the Good Raft, a symbol of the town and its people, it is a circular cistern of 40 meters in diameter of Roman origin, and the Maltese cross is a symbol of its connection since 1188 to the Royal Monastery of Sijena of Hospitaller nuns of the Order Malta.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Party per fess, the base per pale, Hurt, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Counterchanged, Crest, Closed royal crown and Crown.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Candasnos, municipality of.

Gryffindor House with a lion

Party per pale Gules and Or, overall a lion rampant counterchanged.

Escudo partido de gules y oro, un león rampante del uno al otro.

Imaginary arms of Gryffindor with the following characteristics: the mouth of the shield is rounded; the shield is party per pale; the field is enameled in flat tinctures of Gules and Or; the lion is illuminated in Or and Gules and outlined in Sable; and it is made with a hammered metal effect.

Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Or, Gules, Lion, Rampant and Counterchanged.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Coat of arms and Harry Potter saga.

Imaginary bearer: Gryffindor at Hogwarts.

John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, The Armorial Register

Iar 04 BuffenbargerJ TheArmorialRegister jpg

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 24^th of September of 2018 Registration number 0465, Volume 3.

In [Armorial Register, T.; 2020; page 110] it is written in the blazon «...a pile throughout...» because the pile touches the edges of the coat of arms.

Categories: Armorial roll, Barry, Pile and Counterchanged.

External resource:

John Alan Francis Buffenbarger at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

Nelson, Matthew

Party per pale Or and Gules, on a bend counterchanged three fleur de lis palewise counterchanged Argent and Sable between six martlets, 3 and 3 in pale, counterchanged Sable and Argent.

Escudo partido: 1^o de oro, en la diestra de la punta tres marletas en palo de sable; 2^o de gules, en la siniestra del jefe tres marletas en palo de plata; brochante sobre el todo una banda del uno al otro cargada de tres flores de lis puestas en palo, la primera de plata, la segunda partida de plata y sable y la tercera de sable.

Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of Matthew Nelson designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Party per pale: 1 Or, in the dexter of the base three martlets in pale Sable; 2 Gules, in the sinister of the chief three martlets in pale Argent; overall a bend counterchanged charged with three fleurs de lis palewise, the first Argent, the second per pale Argent and Sable, and the third Sable».

Design rationale

This design combines elements and tinctures from the arms of his lineages: Luttrell, Anglo-Irish, and Nelson from Ireland, along with personal details. The bend, martlets, Or, and Sable are from Luttrell. The fleurs de lis Argent, Sable, and per pale Argent and Sable are from Nelson. As personal elements, the layout includes the letter N from his surname, and the color Gules.

Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Dexter, Base, Martlet, In pale, Sinister, Chief, Overall, Bend, Counterchanged, Counterchanged (side-by-side), Charged, Fleur de lis and Palewise.