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Azure, on waves of the sea in base Argent, a ship oars in action Or, pennant flying, and in full sail Argent; on a chief Argent, a closed book Gules, edges and clasps Or. Supporter behind the shield: A linden eradicated Sable, leaved Vert, fructed Or. Motto: «Ubi concordia ibi victoria» Sable over a scroll Or.

Escudo de azur, en punta un mar ondado de plata sumado de un barco con remos de oro, con vela y gallardete de plata; en un jefe de plata, un libro cerrado y brochado de oro, tapas de gules. Sostenido por un tilo arrancado de sable, hojado de sinople, frutado de oro acolado detrás del escudo. Lema: «Ubi concordia ibi victoria» de sable sobre una filacteria de oro.

Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of the Strategy Department of Consultoria.IO designed by Ignacio Perez de Bartolome and me and emblazoned by me. Consultoria.IO is a consulting firm specialized in scale-up e-commerce stores.

Design rationale

Teamwork navigating towards a common goal (lymphad with sail and oars), keeping trade secrets (book with clasps), and solidity in support and growth (linden). The motto «Ubi concordia ibi victoria» means «Where there is unity, there is victory». It conveys the idea that success arises from harmony and collaboration between the team and its clients, working together toward shared goals.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Wavy, Sea, In base, On, Ship, Oar, Sail, Chief, Closed book, Book, Clasped, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Behind the shield, Linden, Eradicated, Leaved, Fructed, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Pointed and Plain tincture.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.

Bearer: Strategy Department of Consultoria.IO.

Or, a wolf passant Gules; on a chief Gules, three bells Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-wolf Gules supporting with both paws an armillary sphere Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Varia vivendi cupidus».

The coat of arms of Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of an armillary sphere along with his arms, both painted by me.

Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Three, Wolf, Passant, Chief, Bell, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Supporting, Paw, Armillary sphere, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Loubet del Bayle, Jean-Christophe.

Argent, flanched Gules crusilly of cross-crosslets Argent, overall a bear rampant regardant Sable, armed and langued Azure, charged with a key and a sword in saltire Argent, hilted Or, the key debruised by the sword. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Gules, issuant from a bridge, enarched, embattled Gules, masoned Sable above a river Azure, a bear’s forepaw Sable, armed Azure, grasping a cross crosslet fitchy bendwise sinister Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Fide Gratia Obedientia» Gules over a scroll Argent. Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Coat of arms of Sean Shriner, designed by The Armorial Register, and revised and emblazoned by me. The image combines his full achievement painted by me, and the web page of The Armorial Register, armorialregister.com/arms-us/shriner-s-arms.html, showing the heraldic registration of Sean Shriner’s full achievement, his heraldic badge, his heraldic standard, and his banner of arms, all painted by me for that register.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Flanched, Semé, Cross-crosslet, Cross couped, Overall, Bear, Rampant, Regardant, Armed, Langued, Charged, Key, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Debruised, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Issuant, Enarched, Bridge, Embattled, Masoned, Above, River, Forepaw, Grasping, Cross fitchy, Bend sinisterwise, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Scroll, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Collage.

Bearer: Shriner, Sean.

Sable, semé of Tulips Or; on a chief cousu Azure, two Crowns Or, in fess. Supporter A Tree Vert, eradicated. Motto «Amat victoria curam».

Escudo de sable, sembrado de tulipanes de oro; el jefe cosido de azur, dos coronas de oro, en faja. Por sostén un árbol de sinople, arrancado. Lema «Amat victoria curam» de oro, sobre una filacteria de azur.

The original design of this coat of arms, along with many others heraldic devices, is registered in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2015a; page 11].

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Or, Azure, Chief, Two, Crown, In fess, Semé, Tulip, Crest and mantling, Vert, Tree, Erased, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Watercolor, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Outlined in sable and Cousu.

Classification: Coat of arms, Created and Personal.

Bearer: Quesada Valles, Bartolomé.

A crown of Baron above a falcon displayed and belled Azure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, grasping with its talons a scroll Argent, doubled Gules, inscribed with the motto «Per Crucem Triumphans» Sable.

Heraldic device emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a texturized finishing.

G0128, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Jean-Yves, de Sainte Croix de la Sabliere's badge. This heraldic badge has been emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above, Falcon, Belled, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Talon, Motto, Scroll and Doubled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Badge.

Bearer: Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, Jean-Yves de.

The question is: «Does Spain have a heraldic badge similar to how the British Isles have heraldic badges? I’ve found nothing so far for Spain except the Yoke and Arrows from the Catholic Monarchs»

Spain does not have badges, national insignias, equivalent to the badges of the British Isles, and this is not an absence or a gap, but rather the result of a different historical tradition.

In England and in the Anglo-British world, the badge developed as a personal and later territorial symbol, detached from the full coat of arms and easily reproducible. In the Hispanic Monarchy, by contrast, symbolic weight almost always rested on the coat of arms and on standards, not on simplified badges.

That said, if we accept badges in a functional sense, as a simple symbol that immediately refers to Spain, then the following can be stated:

• Indeed, the yoke and the arrows is a very characteristic symbol. It originates with the Catholic Monarchs and is derived from a crossed use of the initials of their names: the yoke with the Y of Ysabel (a contemporary spelling), and the arrows ~ «Flechas» with the F of Fernando. It is also commonly interpreted as symbolizing strength (the yoke) and unity (the bundle of arrows). The Gordian knot and the yoke are associated with Ferdinand; the Yoke uses the Y of Ysabel, his wife, and the arrows ~ «Flechas» are the symbol of Ysabel, using the F of her husband Ferdinand. It is a badge based on crossed symbolism.
• Ferdinand the Catholic also used the symbol of the Gordian knot cut with a sword, derived from the legend of Alexander the Great. This emblem is sometimes represented alongside the yoke and the arrows, although it was less widely used and less central, and it does not refer to Spain as strongly as the previous symbols.
• Later, Philip the Handsome, who was married to our Queen Joanna of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, introduced the Cross of Burgundy into the Spanish monarchy. It was used on military flags, for example by the Tercios. The Cross of Burgundy refers to Spain more clearly than the Gordian knot, but less so than the yoke and the arrows.
• Following the chronological order, we can consider the two Pillars of Hercules with their motto «Plus Ultra», introduced by the grandson of the Catholic Monarchs, Emperor Charles. These two separate columns serve as the supporters of the coat of arms of Spain, and when they are joined and linked by the scroll bearing the motto «Plus Ultra», they appear, for example, in decorations and on the coins known as «Reales de a Ocho» ~ «Spanish Dollars», which circulated across the globe and became the world monetary standard, functioning as the planet’s reserve currency during their period of predominance, occupying the position later held by the pound sterling and today by the United States dollar. These columns, interlaced with a scroll bearing the motto «Plus Ultra», immediately evoke Spain, and would be the most generally accepted badge.
• Finally, outside the royal and historical sphere, any badge featuring a black fighting bull ~ «toro bravo» in a defiant or noble stance will immediately refer to Spain for whoever sees it.

Other possibilities that come to mind are the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Cross of Santiago, both associated with their respective orders of chivalry, which could also function as a badge ~ «insignia». If one had to choose between them, I would undoubtedly choose the Cross of Santiago.

In summary:

• Formally, Spain does not have a badge ~ «insignia» in the British sense.
• Historically, it did have clear dynastic insignias, such as the yoke and the arrows of the Catholic Monarchs, but today they are scarcely usable.
• Functionally, I believe that the Pillars of Hercules, with or without crowns, entirely in silver, as I personally prefer, or with silver shafts and gold bases and capitals, preferably with water at the base to enhance the symbolism of the motto and linked by a scroll bearing that motto, are the best possible answer.
• At present, a newly created insignia incorporating a fighting bull refers to Spain, from anywhere in the world, in an almost unbeatable way.

Categories: Inquiry, Badge, Column, Scroll and Motto.

Argent, a bend Azure charged with a jaguar rampant Argent, spotted Azure.

Escudo de plata, una banda de azur cargada de un jaguar rampante de plata, manchado de azur.

Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a watercolor finish.

The coat of arms of the Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me. The jaguar symbolizes power and agility and is native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico. Revered by ancient Mesoamerican cultures, it is the largest feline in the Americas and an apex predator known for its strength and stealth. Unlike the heraldic panther, the spots on its fur are not multicolored.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Bend, Charged, Jaguar, Rampant, Spotted, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena.

Argent, a wolf passant Gules, a chief dancetty Azure.

Escudo de plata, un lobo pasante de gules, un jefe centellado de azur.

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

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

Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Wolf, Passant, Chief, Dancetty, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Barrio de los Quereres of Mon'Tarena.

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or. Motto: «Región Militar Centro» over a scroll Or.

Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, also called 1^st Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted and emblazoned now this coat of arms with a semi-circular ended shape.

Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.

Bearer: Central Military Region.

Party per fess: 1 party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]. 2 quarterly: 1 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 2 quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, an eagle displayed Sable [for Aragon-Sicily]. 3 Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets Or [for Jerusalem]. 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]. Enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]. 2 quarterly: 1 Gules, a fess Argent [for Austria]; 2 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules [for Burgundy modern]; 3 bendy Or and Azure within a bordure Gules [for Burgundy ancient]; 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules [for Brabant]; overall an inescutcheon party per pale: 1 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules [for Flanders]; 2 Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, armed, beaked, langued and membered Or, charged on the wings with two trefoiled stems Or [for Tyrol]. Crest: An imperial crown with two fanons Argent, fringed Or. Behind the shield a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked and armed Or, langued and membered Gules, enfiled by an open royal crown above the shield. Supporters: two columns Argent between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Moto environing the columns: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.

The illustration brings together two different aspects. On the one hand, the photograph captures the moment in which I explain the coat of arms of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, during one of my heraldic art exhibitions, pointing directly to its components while the audience observes. On the other hand, it shows the coat of arms of Charles V as painted by me. All the works visible in the image have been created by me. In this exhibition, I combined the presentation of my coats of arms with a live music concert featuring works by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Komitas, and Carlos Gardel.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, Or, Vert, One, Two, Four, Party per fess, Party per pale, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Pale, Quarterly per saltire, Eagle, Displayed, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Crosslet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded, Slipped, Leaved, Fess, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Bendy, Overall, Inescutcheon, Beaked, Membered, Wing, Trefoiled, Stem, Crest, Imperial crown, Crown, Fanon, Fringed, Behind the shield, Double-headed, Nimbed, Enfiled, Open royal crown, Above the shield, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Dexter, Closed royal crown, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Scroll, Surrounded and Collar.

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

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

Bearer: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 2 Gules, a sun in splendour Or; 3 Or, an increscent Gules; all within a bordure Sable, charged with eight fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Virtus Nobilitatis Fidelitas» Sable, with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.

The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Vitéz László Gábor from Hungary with his coat of arms designed by him and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Eight, Party per fess, the base per pale, Eagle, Displayed, Sun in splendour, Increscent, Bordure, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.

Bearer: László Gábor.

Argent, a stag springing, in base an acorn leaved and slipped proper, on a chief invected Gules, a sabre fesswise, point sinister proper, debruised by a rose Or, leaved Vert. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Gules, a bald eagle displayed proper. Motto: «Iustitia per Ministerium» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

The Commoners' Certification of Arms of Kelly Kathleen Knox. Her arms were designed by her and me and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Stag, Springing, In base, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Proper, Chief, Invected, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise, Facing sinister, Debruised, Rose, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.

Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.

Gules, a beaver erect Or, armed and tailed Argent, bearing on his dexter shoulder a sword Argent, hilted Or; on a chief embattled of Renaissance crenellations Or three fleurs de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a wreath Or, Azure, and Gules a beaver issuant, crowned and winged Or, armed and tailed Argent, holding a pole Or flying a long swallow-tailed flag per fess Azure and Gules, overall a double cross patty fitchy Or. Motto: «Si vis pacem para bellum» Or over a scroll Azure doubled Or.

Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

Canting arms of Jan Bobor, Slovakia, emblazoned under his directions. These are canting arms, since Bobor means beaver.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Beaver, Erect, Armed, Tailed, Grasping, Dexter, Shoulder, Sword, Hilted, Chief, Embattled, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Issuant, Crowned, Winged, Swallow-tail, Party per fess, Overall, Patriarchal cross, Cross couped, Patty, Fitchy, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Bobor, Jan.

Gules, three lozenges Or; a bordure lozengy Gules and Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Gules, an eagle’s head erased Or, langued Gules. Motto: «Integritas Virtus Gratia» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Three, Lozenge, Lozengy, Bordure, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Eagle, Head, Erased, Langued, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Lasuncion Patus, Francisco Javier.

Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Crest: Upon helm Argent, barred Or a barred helm Or, a crown of Count. Mantling: On the dexter Vert doubled Or and on the sinister Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. «Crescent reversed» means that the points of the crescent are directed toward the base of the shield. The crescent of these arms is a historical charge Argent placed on a field Or; metal over metal, in Italian heraldic terminology this is described as «cucito» ~ in French and English «cousu» ~ in Spanish «cosido». In Castilian heraldry it is not necessary to specify the number of points of the mullet, since the default value is 6. In English heraldry it is mandatory to specify «mullet of six points», as the default number of points is 5. An «eradicated tree» implies visible roots.

Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed, Mullet, Crest, Helm, Barred, Crown of Count, Crown, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.

Argent, a rose Gules, barbed Vert; a bordure Azure. Crest: Dexter, upon a helm, issuant from an ancient coronet Or, a dove Argent, holding in its beak an olive branch Vert; and sinister, upon a helm, issuant from an ancient coronet Or, an arm proper, vambraced Argent, grasping a sabre Argent, between a pair of wings per fess alternately Azure and Argent. Mantling: Dexter Gules doubled Argent, sinister Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Das Blut erinnert, was die Krone vergisst» Sable, over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Vert, Azure, Sable, One, Two, Rose, Barbed, Bordure, Crest, Dexter, Helm, Issuant, Ancient coronet, Crown, Dove, Grasping, Beak, Olive tree, Tree, Branch, Sinister, Arm, Vambraced, Sabre, Sword, Between, Wing, Party per fess, Alternately, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: von Haimb, Isadora.

Sable, a kapok tree eradicated and fructed between in base two lozenges Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Sable, a dove grasping in its beak a mullet Argent. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent. Motto: «Antequam Glorificetur Humiliatur» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finish.

Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Two, Kapok tree, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Between, In base, Lozenge, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dove, Grasping, Beak, Mullet, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Oyervides Ochoa, Luis Gerardo.

Argent, a demi-savage issuant from the base Carnation, crined, bearded and vested Tenné, wreathed of leaves Vert, holding in his dexter a close book, bookmarked Gules, garnished, on its cover a mortar with pestle Or, in his sinister an oak club Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert; a chief wavy Gules. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Argent and Gules, an oak couped Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert, its trunk charged with a mullet Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Forza · Onore · Saggezza» Gules, over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms of Maximilian Silvestri emblazoned by me. In Castilian, I prefer to use the term «almirez» instead of «mortero», as the latter can also refer to a weapon or even a type of cap in heraldic terminology. The word «almirez» has a unique meaning and comes from the Hispano-Arabic «almihrás» or «almihráz», which derives from Classical Arabic «mihras».

Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Gules, One, Demi, Savage, Carnation, Issuant, Base, Crined, Bearded, Vested, Tenné, Wreathed, Leaf, Grasping, Dexter, Closed book, Book, Bookmark, Garnished, Mortar, Pestle, Club, Leaved, Fructed, Chief, Wavy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Mantling, Doubled, Oak, Tree, Charged, Trunk, Mullet, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Silvestri, Maximilian.

Party per pale Azure and Gules, overall a lion rampant Argent, winged Or, grasping in his dexter forepaw a sword erect Or. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules, its bevor charged with a Latin cross patty and pierced with a Latin cross, and with a wreath Argent and Gules, a dexter winged forepaw Or, grasping an escutcheon quarterly: 1 Azure, a god Garuda sejant Argent; 2 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, masoned Sable; 3 Argent, six pallets Gules; 4 Azure, five plates. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Audacia,Veritas et Libertas».

Arms interpreted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, displayed as rotated shield, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Six, Five, Party per pale, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Winged, Grasping, Dexter, Forepaw, Sword, Erect, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Bevor, Charged, Latin cross patty, Pierced, Latin cross, Wreath, Escutcheon, Quarterly, Garuda, Sejant, Castle, Triple-towered, Masoned, Pallet, Plate, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Tilted shield, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Semi-circular and Leather.

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

Bearer: Vaz, Rui J..

Argent, a cross Gules; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Motto: «Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.

Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. The motto of the official coat of arms includes the text «Ciudad de Almería», which I have chosen not to include in my rendition, as it is redundant given that the city is already represented by the coat of arms itself.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Four, Fifteen, Cross, Bordure, Compony, Pomegranate, Slipped, Leaved, Proper, Eagle, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Almeria, city of.

Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant, Facing sinister, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Irish language.

Bearer: McCarthy, Eugene.

Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, an arm Carnation, vested Azure, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the war cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a iridescent finish.

«Armas antigas» ~ ancient arms of family d’Alpoim, originally from France, emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me according to his instructions and based on descriptions from armorials such as «Nobiliário da Ilha Terceira» by Eduardo de Campos de Castro de Azevedo Soares, «Pedatura Lusitana», on the noble families of Portugal, by Cristóvão Alão de Morais, the chapter «O Solar dos Alpoins» by A. Nogueira Gonçalves, or «Armaria Portuguesa» that describes it in Portuguese «De azul, cinco flores de lis de oiro. T.: braço vestido de azul, a mão de encarnação segurando um listão tambem de azul, e nelle, em letras de oiro, o grito Nostre Dame de Puy» and also in French «D'azur à cinq fleurs-de-lis d'or. C.: un bras paré d'azur, la main de camation tenant un listel d'azur avec le cri, Nostre Dame de Puy, en lettres d'or». In the Velay region, France, the cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady under the title «Notre Dame du Puy», a Marian devotion traditionally associated with the sanctuary of Le Puy-en-Velay.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Five, Fleur de lis, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Arm, Vested, Supporting, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed and War cry.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Iridescent.

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

Bearer: d’Alpoim, family.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias]. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Suspended from the shield, the cross of the Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing.

Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Eighteen, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Escutcheon, In cross, In saltire, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony, Vair, Upon (wreath), Helm, Facing dexter, Barred, Wreath, Arm, Proper, Vested, Lined, Grasping, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed, War cry, Mantling, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.

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

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

Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, Fernando.

Azure, a cow's head caboshed proper; on a chief Argent, a scroll palewise proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dexter arm embowed, garbed in a maunch Gules, holding in its hand carnation, a quill bend sinisterwise Argent, shafted Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Volenti Nil Difficile».

Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

G0143, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Daniel John Bugeja, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Cow, Head, Caboshed, Proper, Chief, Scroll, Palewise, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vested, Maunch, Grasping, Quill, Bend sinisterwise, Mantling and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Bugeja, Daniel John.

Azure, on four bars wavy Argent a barbel bendwise Or and a three arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout, supporting a elm couped Argent leaved Or, between, in dexter a tower Or, port and windows Azure, mazoned Sable, and in sinister three escutcheon Or, 2 and 1. Motto: «El porqué yo me le sé» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent. Behind the shield a Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) displayed proper.

Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Three, On, Bar, Wavy, Barbel, Bendwise, Bridge, Masoned, Throughout, Upon, Elm, Couped (tree), Leaved, Tower, Port and windows, Escutcheon, Ordered, Motto, Scroll and Vulture.

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

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

Bearer: Pesquera de Ebro.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Upon (wreath), Helm, Facing dexter, Barred, Wreath, Arm, Proper, Vested, Lined, Grasping, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed, War cry and Mantling.

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

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

Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, cadet branches of Fernando.

Gules, a fess between, in chief a Maltese cross between two mullets of eight points Argent, in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield a with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.

G0053, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Giovanni de Bella's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.

Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Two, Mullet, Eight, Argent, In base, Three, Bendlet, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, On, Mantling, Doubled, Wreath, Crest, Dog, Proper, Collared, Azure, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.

Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.

Party per pale: 1 Gules, a bend sinister debruised by an inescutcheon Or charged with a bend Azure charged with five fusils palewise Argent, in base on a triangle Argent the Sacred Heart of Jesus proper [for Adriaensen]; 2 Azure, a fleur de lis Argent above a doe sejeant proper surrounded by twelve mullets in orle Or [granted by Bourbon-Parma]. Crest: A crown of Noble. Motto: «Biche délicate».

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a lozenge shape, illuminated, and with a free hand finishing.

G0084, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.

The arms of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and information about her grant.

Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Bend sinister, Or, In base, Triangle, Argent, Charged, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed, Proper, Overall, Inescutcheon, Bend, Azure, Five, Fusil, Palewise, Doe, Sejant, Above, Fleur de lis, Surrounded, Twelve, Mullet, In orle, Crest and mantling, Crown of Noble, Crown, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Latin language and Slide.

Bearer: Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, Heidi.

Per pale Vert and Azure, overall a sword fesswise Argent, hilted Or, between in chief a Galician granary Or, and in base an escallop Argent between two oak leaves in pile Or. Motto: «Nolite Conformari Huic Saeculo» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo partido de sinople y azur, brochante sobre el todo una espada puesta en faja de plata, guarnecida de oro, acompañada en jefe de un hórreo de oro, y en punta de una venera de plata acompañada de dos hojas de roble en pila de oro. Lema: «Nolite Conformari Huic Saeculo» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.

Design rationale

Per pale Vert and Azure represents the fields of Galicia facing the sea, with its «horreo» ~ granary and the oak leaves as symbols of Galician nature and of the values of strength and nobility of the bearer. The escallop symbolises the Holy Catholic Faith and traditional and conservative values. The sword represents Justice and the bearer’s studies in Law, as well as strength and worth. The bearer’s motto, «Nolite conformari huic saeculo» ~ «Be not conformed to this world», taken from the Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Romans, chapter 12, verse 2, expresses his personal view of life.

Blazon keywords: Vert, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Sword, Fesswise, Hilted, Between, In chief, Galician granary, In base, Escallop, Oak, Tree, Leaf, In pile, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.

Argent, a lion passant Gules, grasping a Celtic cross Sable in its dexter forepaw, on a chief Vert, a mural crown with five visible oak leaves Argent. Motto: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo de plata, un león pasante de gules, teniendo en su diestra una cruz celta se sable, en un jefe de sinople, una corona mural con cinco hojas de roble visibles de plata. Lema: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finish.

Design rationale

This coat of arms is a distillation of personal heritage and regional identity. The lion passant and the tinctures Gules and Argent are inspired by the Nolan arms; he is married to Dymphna, née Nolan. The oak leaves on the mural crown are derived from the Durkan arms. The Gules represents the ancient bloodline of the Durkan family in this part of Connacht. The colours Gules and Vert reflect the colours of County Mayo, where he was born. Argent, present in both the Durkan and Nolan arms, also evokes the swans on the lakes near the family homestead in County Mayo. The Celtic cross refers to Mayo Abbey, a nearby 7^th-century monastic site traditionally linked to St. Colmán, close to Rathnacreeva. The circular stone structure of the mural crown represents Rathnacreeva, a ringfort, he was born in County Mayo to Bob Durkan and Bernie Flynn of Rathnacreeva. They are 5 brothers, the mural crown bears 5 oak leaves joined at their base through the stones of the crown, symbolising the 5 brothers and their connection. The mural crown symbolises civic authority and recalls both Dublin Castle, the former headquarters of An Garda Síochána, where the armiger served as a Garda, and also the dry-stone walls of the west of Ireland. The motto «Protect with Honour and Integrity» encapsulates the ideas of governance, duty, and moral authority.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Five, Lion, Passant, Grasping, Celtic cross, Dexter, Forepaw, Chief, Mural crown, Crown, Oak, Tree, Leaf, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Durkan, John Paul.

Argent, four leaves of silver-leaved whitebeam (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) in saltire, stems interlaced Vert, on a chief Gules, three crosses of Saint Brigid Argent. Motto: «Family is Everything» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo de plata, cuatro hojas de serbal blanco (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) en sotuer, los tallos entrelazados de sinople, en un jefe de gules, tres cruces de santa Brígida de plata. Lema: «Family is Everything» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

The arms of Kathleen Kane was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Four, Leaf, In saltire, Stem, Interlaced, Vert, Chief, Gules, Three, Cross of Saint Brigid, Cross couped, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and English language.

Bearer: Kane, Kathleen.

Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or; 3 Or, four pallets Gules; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or, between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Motto environing the columns and behind the shield: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules.

Arms of the Kingdom of Spain. This image combines three photographs of this coat of arms on the façade of the Ministry of Defence building on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, just a few metres from my office, together with my own artistic interpretation of the same arms. In the version on the façade of the Ministry of Defence, the crowns above the columns do not touch the columns, which I believe is the correct way to depict them, although the central crown does appear to rest upon the shield of Spain. There are more interpretations that place the crowns resting on the columns than those that do not, and I photographed this particular version from the Ministry of Defence because it is especially relevant due to its size and institutional significance. On the arrangement of the crowns: a) Royal Decree 1511/1977, of 21 January, enacted during the so-called Transition and approving the Regulations on Flags and Standards, Guidons, Insignia and Distinctive Signs, states: «Rule No. 2. Coat of Arms of Spain… Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one…». b) The subsequent Law 33/1981, of 5 October, regulating the current coat of arms of Spain, likewise states: «…Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one». c) The term «superado» in the heraldic dictionaries in which it appears refers, as a synonym, to «surmontado». d) The definitions of «surmontado» include: «a charge which, at its upper part, has another above it but without touching it», «also said of superado», and «a figure that bears another above it, but without touching it». In light of a), b), c) and d), the two crowns should therefore be painted not touching the columns. However, in the illustrative drawing contained in Royal Decree 1511/1977 the crowns do touch the columns, contradicting its own wording, although in heraldry, when in doubt, the written blazon always prevails; and in most official representations the crowns do indeed touch the columns. Nevertheless, this personal interpretation of both the coat of arms of Spain and of the proper way to write its blazon, where the lateral crowns do not touch the columns, and then I decide that, following the same criterion, the central crown should not touch the shield either, so the result differs from the official version.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Two, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Closed royal crown, Crown, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Imperial crown, Dexter, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Behind the shield and Scroll.

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

Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic and Collage.

Bearer: Spain, Kingdom of.

Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable. Motto: «Acta Non Verba» over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.

Escudo de sable, un tigre heráldico rampante de plata; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho cruces recrucetadas, fijadas de sable. Lema: «Acta Non Verba» sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de gules.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arms of the Lord of South Clifton emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Gules, One, Eight, Tyger, Rampant, Bordure, Charged, Cross crosslet fitchy, Motto, Scroll and Doubled.

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

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

Bearer: South Clifton, Lord of.

Party per fess wavy: 1 Azure, a dolphin naiant; 2 Argent, three escallops Azure. Crest: Upon a helm lined Azure with a wreath Argent and Azure, an owl Tenné, armed, beaked, membered, the eyes, and wearing a necklace with a pendant heart Or, grasping with its dexter foot a bluebonnet proper. Mantling Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Compasión · Honor · Sabiduría» Azure, over a scroll Argent doubled Azure, fimbriated Or.

It has been depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

The arms of Lory Santiago-Vazquez have been presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Or, Party per fess, Wavy, Dolphin, Naiant, Escallop, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Owl, Tenné, Armed, Beaked, Membered, The eyes, Collar, Heart, Grasping, Dexter, Talon, Bluebonnet, Flower, Proper, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Slide.

Bearer: Santiago-Vazquez, Lory.

Party per chevron Gules and Vert, overall a chevron ermine between, in the dexter of the chief a dexter hand apaumée couped at the wrist, in the sinister of the chief a key palewise, ward to dexter chief, and in base a boar passant Argent. Motto: «To Thine Own Self Be True» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo mantelado en punta de gules y sinople, brochante sobre el todo un cabrio de armiño acompañado, en la diestra del jefe, de una mano diestra apalmada y cortada por la muñeca, en la siniestra del jefe, de una llave puesta en palo, con el dentado hacia la diestra del jefe, y en la punta, de un jabalí pasante de todo de plata. Lema: «To Thine Own Self Be True» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

The arms of Margaret Byrne was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale.

Blazon keywords: Party per chevron, Gules, Vert, Overall, One, Chevron, Ermine, Between, Dexter, Chief, Hand, Appaumée, Party per fess, Wrist, Sinister, Key, Palewise, Key ward, Base (lower 1/3), Boar, Passant, Argent, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, English language and Slide.

Bearer: Byrne, Margaret.

Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or. Motto around the shield: «Linaje Lanzagorta Otxoa · Catalunya · Barcelona» Sable over a scroll Argent.

Coat of arms painted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.

Coat of arms of Alejandra Espeja Avieda, familiarly known as Sandra. This shield, surrounded by an annular scroll Argent inscribed in sable, has been designed byhas been designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Sable, Argent, Four, One, Bell tower, Issuant from base, Port and windows, Within, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Espeja Avieda, Alejandra.

Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable. Motto around the shield: «Linaje Lanzagorta Otxoa · Bizkaia · México» Sable over a scroll Argent.

Arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finishing.

Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Vallin designed by him and emblazoned by me. I have never painted a field masoned sable.

Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Masoned, Chevron, In chief, Wolf, She-wolf, Combatant, Within, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.

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

Bearer: Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan.

Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules. Motto around the shield: «Linaje Lanzagorta Otxoa · Bizkaia · México» Sable over a scroll Argent.

Arms depicted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an oval outer contour and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of Teresa Otxoa Magaña designed by her and her husband Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Gules, One, Chief, Moon, With human face, Base, Crescent, Chequey, Overall, She-wolf, Ululant, Sejant, Proper, Armed, Udder, Within, Motto (identification) and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Oval.

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

Bearer: Otxoa Magaña, Teresa.

Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or.

Escudo terciado en faja: 1^o de sable, siete estrellas de cinco puntas de plata dispuestas como el Carro de la Osa Mayor; 2^o de azur; 3^o de sanguíneo con un sol moviente de la punta de oro.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.

Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Azure, a chevron Or, between in chief a cross potent cantoned of crosslets, and a lion rampant, and in base a Celtic Trinity knot Argent. Crest: A galero Sable, with two cords, each with one tassel Gules and Sable. Motto: «Primi entis» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

International Register of Arms, Volume 4, by The [Armorial Register, T.; 2025; page 10], ISBN 978-1-8381483-0-0. The coat of arms of Nilda Ernestina Lucca de Anaya, designed by her son Ernesto Juan Anaya and emblazoned by me appears in this volume, while her son’s badge can be seen next to it on page 11, also painted by me.

Credits: Ernesto Juan Anaya is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.

Categories: Collage, Photographic, Art, Religious, Interpreted, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed, Coat of arms, Azure, One, Chevron, Or, Between, In chief, Cross of Jerusalem, Cross couped, Cross potent, Cantoned, Four, Crosslet, Lion, Rampant, In base, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot, Celtic, Trinity, Freehand, Crest and mantling, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Latin language, Scroll, Charged and Motto.

Root: Lucca de Anaya, Nilda Ernestina.

Registered by The International Register of Arms, 6^th of June of 2020, Registration number 0559, Volume 4.

Categories: Armorial roll, Azure, Chevron, Between, In chief, Cross of Jerusalem, Cross couped, Cross potent, Cantoned, Crosslet, Lion, Rampant, In base, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot, Celtic, Trinity and Scroll.

External link:

• Nilda Ernestina Lucca de Anaya at The Armorial Register.

Root: The Armorial Register.

Heraldic document, 2 pages.

The pages have a heraldic frame with the elements of his coat of arms.

The motto, which is the beginning of the Gospel of Saint John, can be seen in [Cnut Gospels; 1020; folio 111].

Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Sable, Or, One, Letter, Two, Wolf, Passant, In pale, Number, Gules, Argent, Azure, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, On, Charged, Disordered, Cross, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Book, Open, Motto, Scroll and Fimbriated.

Classification: Created, Personal, Catalogue, Heraldic document and Frame.

Bearer: Salmerón Cabañas, Antonio.

Emblemb Argent, a crucible Argent, enflamed and on a bonfire hoguera Gules and Or. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto around the shield: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» Or over a scroll Azure, fimbriated Or.

Emblema de plata, un crisol de plata, llameante y sumado a una hoguera de gules y oro. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema alrededor del escudo: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» de oro sobre una filacteria de azur, perfilada de oro.

Painted by me with a metalwork finish, with an oval shape.

The Royal Spanish Academy was founded in 1713 on the initiative of Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, eighth Marquess of Villena and Duke of Escalona, with the aim of «fixing the words and vocabulary of the Castilian language in its greatest propriety, elegance, and purity». A year later, in 1714, its creation was approved by a Royal Decree of Philip V.

To symbolize its purpose, its emblem with a crucible to the fire and its motto «Limpia, fija y da esplendor» [Zamora Vicente, A.; 1999] were chosen by secret ballot. In some old versions of this emblem the motto can be read with the term «fixa» and a comma before the conjunction, that is, «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor».

This article is illustrated with my personal interpretation of this emblem of the Royal Spanish Academy, crested with a closed royal crown of 8 arches, of which the 5 frontal ones are completely visible.

In this, as in any of my works, I always consult its dictionaries, almost as much, as the most interesting and specific works on the subject of study.

Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Crucible, Enflamed, Bonfire, Gules, Or, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto, Within, Scroll, Azure and Fimbriated.

Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Metalwork and Emblem.

Bearer: Royal Spanish Academy.

Real Academia Española, «Diccionario de la lengua española», known as DRAE, acronym for Diccionario de la Real Academia Española, 22^nd edition, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 2001.

The DRAE's latest edition, the 23^rd, is from October 2014, but the current online version corresponds to the 22^nd edition with amendments incorporated until 2012.

This bibliographic reference is illustrated with one of my interpretations of the emblem of the Real Academia Española, with its crucible over a bonfire and its motto around it.

Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: Dictionary and Castilian language.

Author: Royal Spanish Academy.

Bibliographical reference mentioned in the following article:

• Cavalry Regiment Alcantara, royal crown

External resource:

• Real Academia Española: Diccionario.

Real Academia Española, «Diccionario de la lengua española», known as DRAE, acronym for Diccionario de la Real Academia Española, 23^rd edition, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 2014.

This bibliographic reference of the DRAE is illustrated with one of my interpretations of the emblem of the Real Academia Española. Oval emblem with its crucible over a bonfire, surmounted by a closed Royal crown and its motto «Limpia, fija y da esplendor», around the emblem in letters of Or on Azure.

Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: Dictionary and Castilian language.

Author: Royal Spanish Academy.

Bibliographical reference mentioned in the following article:

• Lozengy 5x6 and 6x7

External resource:

• Real Academia Española: Diccionario.

Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Argent a bighorn sheep salient Or, horned Argent. Motto: «Barrio Alto» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.

Heraldic device designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a texturized finishing.

The coat of arms of the Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me, and emblazoned, dated, signed and sealed by me.

Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, On, Trimount, Issuant from base, Bighorn sheep, Salient, Horned, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.

Classification: Civic, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.

Bearer: Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena.

Party per pale Azure and Argent, a hummingbird volant bendwise counterchanged. Motto: «Barrio del Artista» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.

Heraldic device devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a texturized finishing.

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

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

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.

Classification: Civic, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.

Bearer: Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena.

Party per fess: 1 Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper; 2 Gules, two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or. Motto: «Ingenuus et fortis» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de plata, una rosa de gules, hojada de sinople, botonada de oro; 2^o de gules, dos espadas en sotuer de plata, guarnecidas de oro. Lema: «Ingenuus et fortis» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de gules.

Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Argent, One, Rose, Gules, Leaved, Seeded, Two, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Or, Proper, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.

Bearer: Breu, Stephan Urs.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or. Crest: Upon wreath Or, Azure and Gules, a demi-pegasus Argent issuant from flames of fire Gules, fimbriated Or. Supporters: Two lions rampant guardant Or, langued Gules, the one at dexter grasping in his sinister forepaw a quill Argent, the one at sinister grasping in his dexter forepaw a rolled scroll Argent, bearing a wax seal Gules, inscribed with the letters «MB» Sable. Warcry above the crest «Epimeleia Heautou». Motto: «Officium otium cum dignitate».

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.

The coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure, Embattled, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Pegasus, Issuant, Flame, Fimbriated, Supporter, Dexter, Sinister, Lion rampant guardant, Langued, Grasping, Forepaw, Quill, Rolled, Scroll, Inscribed, Letter, War cry, Above and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.

Azure, two oak trees eradicated proper, leaved Vert, fructed Or, in chief three mullets Or; enté en point Argent, a heart Gules semé of fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de azur, dos robles arrancados al natural, hojados de sinople, frutados de oro, en jefe, tres estrellas de cinco puntas de oro; entado en punta de plata, un corazón de gules sembrado de flores de lis de oro. Lema: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms and motto of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Vert, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Three, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Leaved, Fructed, In chief, Mullet, Enté en point, Heart, Semé, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.

Alonso Zamora Vicente, «Historia de la Real Academia Española», Real Academia Española, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1999.

This bibliographic reference is illustrated with one of my interpretations of the emblem of the Real Academia Española. It is an oval emblem in Argent, with its crucible, also in Argent, over a bonfire of Gules and Or and surrounded by its flames, surmounted by a closed Royal crown with 8 arches, 5 of which are visible, and its motto, as originally written «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor», around it.

Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Classification: Castilian language.

The author is Zamora Vicente, Alonso.

The following article cites this bibliographic reference:

• Royal Spanish Academy, emblem

External resource:

• Real Academia Española.