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A Scottish clan member's crest badge is made up of a heraldic crest, encircled by a strap and buckle which contains a heraldic motto. In most cases, both crest and motto are derived from the crest and motto of the chief's coat of arms. Crest badges intended for wear as cap badges are commonly made of silver or some other metal such as pewter.
A shearer is someone who shears, such as a cloth shearer, or a sheep shearer.Origins of the name include from near Bergen in Norway 1600s [Sweden of that period] as Skea (pronounced "Skeg" meaning "beard") and Heddle (meaning market place) as migrated to The Orkney Islands where the name 'Shearer' is found in Church marriage records of the time and as quite prolific for the overall population.
See also: Coat of arms of the Washington family. Arms of John Adams, 2nd president, 1797–1801 Shield: Gules, six crosses-crosslet fitchy argent, on a chief or three pellets, the center one charged with a fleur-de-lis and the other two with lions passant guardant argent. Crest: A lion passant holding in his dexter paw a cross-crosslet fitchy ...
Polish clan arms: Alabanda is one of the oldest coat of arms in Poland. The oldest known image of this coat of arms is the seal of two brothers, Stefan Kobylagłowa and Strzeżywoj Kobylagłowa. [26] Historically, this coat of arms was used by 9 Polish noble families. [27] [28] [26] 1282 Topór is one of the oldest Polish coats of arms.
The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, also referred to as the royal arms, are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently Charles III. [1] They are used by the Government of the United Kingdom and by other Crown institutions, [2] including courts in the United Kingdom and in some parts of the Commonwealth.
The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing ...
English: Coat of Arms of the Harrison family of Virginia Shield: Or on a fess Sable three eagles displayed Or, a crescent Sable for difference. Crest: An eagle's head erased Or.
Original undifferenced coat of arms of Courtenay: Or, three torteaux. Apparently adopted by Renaud de Courtenay before his death in 1160 and before the split of the family into French and English branches, as the arms are used both in France and England. These are therefore very early arms as heraldry came into widespread use from about 1200 to ...