Argent, a cross Gules [for Genoa]; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper [for Granada]; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable [for Navarre]; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Purple, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules [de Aragon].
Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. These arms combines 1+5=6 coats of arms: Genoa, Granada, Castile (with port and windows Gules instead of Azure), Leon (with the lion Gules instead of Purple), Navarre (for its old arms, its «Arrano Beltza» ~ «Black Eagle»), and Aragon, as shown in this composition.
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 and Pallet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Almeria, city of.
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 helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a bald eagle displayed proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finish.
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 and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.
Party per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur de lis Azure. Crest: On a wreath Argent and Gules, a demi-lion Or, armed and langued Azure, holding in its paws a swallow-tailed pennon Azure, charged with a cross patty Argent. Motto above the crest: «Un cran plus loin».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a double pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.
The arms of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me following his directions.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Armed, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Charged, Cross, Patty and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Double pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.
Or, on a chevron, between three crosses flory Gules, three crescents Argent. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Gules, a pomegranate Proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Chevron, Gules, Charged, Three, Crescent, Argent, Between, Cross, Flory, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved and Vert.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rica II, Nick Allen.
Publication of my interpretation of the arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI with the Order of the Garter on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria with the following text: Magnificent interpretation of the coat of arms of H.M. the King of Spain, with the Order of the Garter, made by the prestigious heraldist and member of the International Heraldry Society, Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas.
Categories: Link, Or, Four, Pale, Gules, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Vert, Closed royal crown, Crown, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Enté, In base, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded (pomegranate), Slipped and Leaved.
Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.
Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a chapeau Gules turned up ermine, a demi-lion, double queued Or, grasping in its dexter paw a pennon Gules, bearing a canton Azure, charged with a saltire Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. War cry above the crest: «ΑΛΑΛΑ ΑΛΑΛΑ». Motto: «Mieux vaut s’user que rouiller». Supporters: Two knights in three-quarter armour affronty proper, each holding with his outer hand a spear Argent bearing a banner, the dexter Sable, a panther rampant guardant Argent, incensed Or, collared, pendent therefrom a bell Azure, the sinister a banner barry of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine, terraced Vert semé of Maltese Rock Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) slipped proper.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0116, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, United Kingdom. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant. The English term «terraced», sometimes used in blazon, is equivalent to the term «compartment». In Castilian blazon we use the term «terrazado», in this case as an element outside the shield, while «terrazado» also exists inside the shield in base.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, Vert, One, Four, Six, Cross, Charged, Ermine, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head, Erased, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Chapeau, Demi, Double queued, Grasping, Canton, Saltire, War cry, Above the crest, Motto, Supporter (human form), Supporter, Knight, Affronty, Proper, Spear, Panther, Rampant, Guardant, Enflamed, Collar, Suspended, Bell, Barry, Compartment, Semé and Slipped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon, Flag and Banner of arms.
Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.
Ermine, three pomegranates inverted Or, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert, ensigned with an open crown, alternating four rosettes of acanthus leaves, visible three, and four pomegranates Or, visible two, lined Gules.
Escudo de armiños, tres granadas ranversadas de oro, rajada de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople, sumadas de una corona abierta, alternando cuatro rosetas de hojas de acanto, visibles tres, y cuatro granadas, visibles dos, todas de oro, forrada de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with an oval shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing that seems watercolor.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Pomegranate, Reversed, Or, Seeded (pomegranate), Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, On, One, Crown, Alternately, Four, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Visible, Two and Lined.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Oval, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la.
David B. Appleton studies, researches, teaches, and writes about heraldry, and through his blog, he shares his heraldic knowledge with us, as well as through publications and presentations.
David B. Appleton is open to questions from his readers and provides advice on heraldic topics in which he specializes.
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Since 2009, David B. Appleton's heraldic blog has been an endless source of knowledge, images, ideas, curiosities, original reflections, and links to heraldic sites selected by him.
David B. Appleton stands out for his continuous analysis of all types of heraldic manifestations, which he finds everywhere, in the world we live in: from those we have inherited from ancient times to the fiercely current, from books to cinema, from fashionable clothing to urban furniture, from east to west and north to south, including those that appear in logos and emblems, those using traditional techniques and those created or disseminated through new technologies, on ships, sports cars, and airplanes, on porcelain, facades, and stained glass, on television, on t-shirts and coins, in auctions and universities, in comics and sports, etc. with a systematic publication rhythm, more than 2 posts per week, nothing heraldic escapes the record and genuine analysis of David B. Appleton on Blog.AppletonStudios.com, which I highly recommend.
Categories: Link, Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Freehand, Soft metal, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Canting, Heraldry and heralds, Argent, Azure, Gules, Vert, Chevronel, Between, Apple, Slipped and Leaved.
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Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purple, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 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]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, lampasado y armado de gules, coronado de oro [de León]; 3o de oro, con cuatro palos de gules [de Aragón]; 4o de gules, una cadena puesta en orla, en cruz y en sotuer de oro, cargada en el centro de una esmeralda de sinople [de Navarra]; entado en punta de plata, una granada al natural, tajada de gules, tallada y hojada de sinople [de Granada]; un escusón de azur, tres flores de lis de oro, 2 y 1, una bordura de gules [de Borbón]; brisado de un lambel de tres pendientes de azur.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.
This is the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, and Princess of Viana, heiress of the throne of Spain as the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. This version of her coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, 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, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.
Azure, a carbuncle of twelve rays Argent; on a chief Or, a hop cone Vert between two apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».
Escudo de azur, un carbunclo de doce rayos de plata; en un jefe de oro, una flor de lúpulo de sinople acompañada de dos manzanas de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople. Lema: «Omnia tempus habent».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Carbuncle, Twelve, Argent, Chief, Or, Hop cone, Flower, Vert, Between, Two, Apple, Gules, Slipped, Leaved and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Sales, Robert Edward.
Party per chevron Vert and Or, in chief a sackbut fesswise Or, in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper.
Escudo de sinople, mantelado en punta de oro, en jefe un sacabuche de oro puesto en faja, en punta un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura.
Illuminated, freehand finishing, and the inner of the thistle is outlined in the metal Or of its field.
Note the different way of writing the blazon in English and Castilian, «...a thistle slipped and leaved proper» ~ «...un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura».
Blazon keywords: Vert, Party per chevron, Or, In chief, Sackbut, Fesswise, In base, Thistle, Leaved, Slipped and Proper.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sky, Laird.
Heraldic device devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.
This is the standard of Rick Kasparek designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. A little detail, the fringes form the initial letter of his name. Structure: coat of arms; badge; motto, 1st line «Honoris»; crest; motto, 2nd line «Causa»; badge.
Blazon keywords: Sanguine, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Three, Eight, Lion, Rampant, Double queued, Tufted, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Key, Fesswise, Interlaced, In chief, Mullet, Tressure, Sea-griffin, Erect, Membered, Beaked, Nimbed, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Talon, Motto, Griffin, Segreant, Armed, Winged, Rose, Slipped, Leaved and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Standard and Flag.
Bearer: Kasparek, Rick.
Illuminated and a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base and Two hands clasped.
Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trading Pro School.
Atom, Crescent, Diamond, Emerald, Estoile, Increscent, Lightning flash, Moon, Mount, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Orbital, Plough of Ursa Major, Rainbow, Ray of the sun, River, Sea, Snowflake, Sun, Sun in splendour, Sun of May, Trimount and Water.
Acorn, Apple, Apple tree, Ash, Bluebonnet, Camellia, Chrysanthemum, Cinquefoil, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Double rose, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Holm oak, Hop cone, Kapok tree, Laurel, Lily, Linden, Lotus flower, Madonna lily, Oak, Olive tree, Palm tree, Pomegranate, Poplar leaf, Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Thistle, Tree, Tulip, Vine and Wheat.
Badger, Bald eagle, Barbel, Barn owl, Bear, Beaver, Beetle, Bighorn sheep, Blackbird, Boar, Brach hound, Bull, Doe, Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Eagle, Elephant, Falcon, Fish, Flame, Fly, Fox, Frog, Goat, Goldfinch, Goose, Heron, Horse, Hummingbird, Jaguar, Lark, Leopard, Lion, Lion passant, Lion rampant guardant, Lioness, Lynx, Male figure, Martlet, Merino ram, Owl, Panther, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Puffin, Quetzal, Raven, Roe deer, Rooster, Savage, Seagull, Serpent, She-wolf, Stag, Starling, Talbot, Tyger, Vulture, Warren hound and Wolf.
Arm, Beak, Branch, Caboshed, Chest, Claw, Covert, Dorsal fin, Eagle claw, Ermine spot, Escallop, Feather, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Forepaw, Hand, Head, Heart, Hoof, Leaf, Neck, Ostrich feather, Palm frond, Paw, Roe deers' attires, Shoulder, Sprig, Stags' attires, Stem, Swallow-tail, Tail, Tail addorsed, Tail fin, Talon, Tooth, Trunk, Trunk (elephant), Two hands clasped, Two wings in vol, Udder, Wheat spike, Wing and Wrist.
Ace of spades, Anchor, Anvil, Arch, Arm vambraced, Armillary sphere, Arrow, Axe, Bell, Bell tower, Beret, Bonfire, Book, Bookmark, Bow, Bridge, Broken, Buckle, Cannon, Cannon dismounted, Cannon port, Canopy roof, Carbuncle, Castle, Celtic Trinity knot, Chain, Chess rooks, Church, Clarion, Clay pot, Closed book, Club, Comb, Compass rose, Conductor's baton, Cord, Covered cup, Crozier, Crucible, Cuffed, Cup, Cyclamor, Dagger, Double vajra, Drum, Ecclesiastical cap, Fanon, Federschwert, Fleam, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Galician granary, Garb, Gauntlet, Geometric solid, Grenade, Halberd, Hammer, Harp, Host, Hourglass, Key, Key ward, Knight, Knot, Lantern, Letter, Line, Loincloth, Menorah, Millrind, Millstone, Millwheel, Monstrance, Mortar, Mullet of six points pierced, Nail, Non-classic artifact, Norman ship, Number, Oar, Oil lamp, Open book, Page, Pair of scales, Parchment, Pestle, Piano, Pilgrim's staff, Plough share, Polish winged hussar, Port, Portcullis, Potent, Quill, Ribbon, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Sabre, Sackbut, Sail, Scroll, Scythe, Sheaf of tobacco, Ship, Skirt, Spear, Spear's head, Stairway, Star of David, Step, Sword, Symbol, Tetrahedron, Torch, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Turret, Two-handed sword, Wagon-wheel, Water-bouget, Wheel, Winnowing fan and With a turret.
Angel, Archangel, Basilisk, Dragon, Dragon's head, Garuda, Golden fleece, Griffin, Heart enflamed, Mermaid, Our Lady of Mercy, Ouroboros, Paschal lamb, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint George, Sea-griffin, Trinity, Triton, Unicorn, Winged hand and Wyvern.
Port and windows, Between, Proper, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Flag, Boa, Bordure, Wreath, Charged, Castle, Crest, Crown, Crowned, Created, Cross, Four, Outlined in sable, Two, In chief, In base, Coat of arms, Fleur de lis, Personal, Pomegranate, Gules, Leaved, Illuminated, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Motto, Lion, Masoned, Or, Leather, Argent, Fesswise, Rampant, Rough, Sable, Vert, Slipped, Grasping, Freehand, Three, One and Helm.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.