Scepter

It was founded in New Orleans, state of Louisiana, in the year 1972 and, subsequently, was legally structured as a non-profit association in the state of Alabama.

The aim of the «College» is to contribute to the orderly development of the American heraldic tradition, whose origins go back to and are the same as those of the United States of America, and to meet the heraldic needs of its citizens.

The American College of Heraldry is governed by its Board of Directors, which elects both the directors of the «College» and its Advisory Council.

There are different ways of belonging to The American College of Heraldry, from members distinguished by their recognised prestige in the field of heraldry or by their contribution to heraldry from academic institutions to other persons interested in heraldry and, even, young associate members who are minors.

The address of its website is AmericanCollegeOfHeraldry.org, where the blazon of its arms is written as «Sable, a lion rampant, crowned with an ancient coronet, holding in the dexter paw a baton fleury Or, armed and langued Gules».

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Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded, Parchment, Semi-circular, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter and Flory.

With the aim of aiding in the study and perpetuation of heraldry in the United States and abroad.

Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in the dexter a baton flory Or.

Escudo de sable, un león rampante de oro, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro, teniendo en su diestra un cetro flordelisado de oro.

I interpret its coat of arms with: a Spanish base in semicircular (round) form; the field illuminated in Sable; the lion, its crown and its baton outlined of the field, shaded and illuminated in Or, except the claws and tongue which are Gules; and the whole with a lightly beaten metal finish.

Flordelisado ~ florenzado ~ flory ~ fleury ~ floretty ~ florenté

The baton ends in a fleur-de-lis, hence it is blazoned as «flory» and according to [Avilés, J.; 1780a; página 93] «flordelisadas, se dice de las Cruces, cuyos brazos se terminan en flores de Lis».

For a time I distinguished between «flordelisadas» and «florenzadas» crosses depending on the artistic style of the termination, but over time I found that the difference was, precisely, more artistic than heraldic, so I decided to use the term flordelisada in a general way.

Some authors consider them different terms and others equivalent. If they are considered equivalent then florenzadas ~ flordelisadas and, therefore, «cetro florenzado» ~ «cetro flordelisado». In English one says «flory» ~ «flordelisado» and it can also be found written as «fleury» ~ «floretty» ~ «florenté», for example, [The Heraldry Society; 2013; página 6] uses the term «flory» to describe the very arms of The Heraldry Society when it blazons them as «Quarterly Azure and Gules a Lion's Face crowned with an Ancient Crown Or within a Tressure flory on the outer edge of the same».

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter and Flory.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Shaded, Soft metal and Semi-circular.

Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.

Bearer: The American College of Heraldry.

Sable, a Lion Or, rampant, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in the dexter a Baton fleury Or. Motto: «Flourish in Honor».

Escudo de sable, un león de oro, rampante, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro, teniendo en su diestra un cetro de oro, flordelisado. Lema: «Flourish in Honor».

Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field illuminated in Sable; the charge illuminated in Or and Gules, outlined in Sable and shaded; the motto is illuminated in Sable on Argent and outlined in Sable; and with a parchment finish.

Armed

[Avilés, J.; 1780a; página 40] writes that «se dice de los animales por las uñas, y garras que la naturaleza les dio para su defensa, como de los Leones», as is the case here.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter, Flory and Motto.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.

Bearer: The American College of Heraldry.