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2. Escutcheon (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   In heraldry, an escutcheon (/ ɪ ˈ s k ʌ tʃ ən /, ih-SKUTCH-ən) is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In the second sense, an escutcheon can itself be a charge within a ...

3. Coat of arms - Wikipedia

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   A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). 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.

4. File:Heraldic shield shape 543x623.svg - Wikipedia

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   Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:28, 25 March 2012: 543 × 623 (385 bytes): AnonMoos: Simple centered symmetric shield shape for use in vector coat of arms images -- this variant fits in 543×623 rectangle with slight margins. <gallery> Heraldic_shield_shape_600x660.svg|wide Heraldic_shield_shape_543x623.svg Heraldic_shield_shape_485x52...

5. United States heraldry - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Army establishes a heraldry office and a system of unit coats of arms in 1919. An early example of an English grant of honorary arms to a US citizen descended from a pre-1783 colonist: Alain C. White, in 1920. [4] The 51st Artillery Regiment is the first army unit to adopt a coat of arms, in 1922. President Calvin Coolidge has a coat ...

6. Lozenge (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   The lozenge in heraldry is a diamond-shaped rhombus charge (an object that can be placed on the field of the shield), usually somewhat narrower than it is tall. It is to be distinguished in modern heraldry from the fusil , which is like the lozenge but narrower, though the distinction has not always been as fine and is not always observed even ...

7. The 28 Best Amazon Coats of the Season, Straight from 3 Top ...

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   These days, you have your pick of the best Amazon coats in nearly any style you can imagine, from staples like extra-long puffers (see: this Prettygarden fleece-lined coat, $86) and wrap coats ...

8. Compartment (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   The compartment of the coat of arms of Michigan is similar. [4] A rare instance in which the supporters stand on the motto scroll is in the arms of New Jersey. [5] The coat of arms of the Netherlands, likewise, features the two lion supporters standing on the motto scroll. Usually when arms are augmented by supporters, a compartment will be ...

9. Coat of arms of Amazonas Department - Wikipedia

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   The coat of arms of the Department of Amazonas is almost round shield surrounded by an exterior crown of feathers. The principal element is the roundel escutcheon which is shaped to resemble the Victoria amazonica ’s big circular leaf which has two indented openings on the top and bottom.