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In British heraldry, a coronet is any crown whose bearer is less than sovereign or royal in rank, irrespective of the crown's appearance. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same word for crown is used irrespective of rank ( German : Krone , Dutch : Kroon , Swedish : Krona , French : Couronne , Italian : Corona , etc.)
In the British peerage, the design of a coronet shows the rank of its owner, as in German, French and various other heraldic traditions. The coronet of a duke has eight strawberry leaves, that of a marquess has four strawberry leaves and four silver balls (known as "pearls", but not actually pearls), that of an earl has eight strawberry leaves ...
English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England.It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition.Coats of arms in England are regulated and granted to individuals by the English kings of arms of the College of Arms.
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Crest. The mural coronet denotes that these are the arms of a municipality. The red masonry is a reference to the Clayburn brick industry. The band of white stars and maple leaves honour the City of Abbotsford as an historic gateway to the international border with the United States of America.
Coat of arms of D'Arcy Boulton Notes Granted by the College of Arms 18 June 1974 [8] Crest On the Helm of an Esquire with a collar-band of demi-maple-leaves, a lip-band of demi-roses and a single bar Or, set in a Military Loyalist's Coronet Argent, a tun fesswise transfixed with a bird-bolt palewise Or, thereon a gryphon statant tail extended Azure, langued Gules and armed Argent gorged with a ...
Coronet: that of a Baron Crest : Upon a Rock a Lighthouse in front thereof a Spade blade downwards and a Quill point downwards in saltire all Proper Supporters : on the dexter side a Winged Lion Purpure charged on the Wing with three Roses Argent barbed and seeded Proper and on the sinister side a Griffin Or charged on the Wing with three Roses ...
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