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In heraldry, an escutcheon (/ ɪ ˈ s k ʌ tʃ 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 coat of arms.
Shield: Or, three bars Gules, on a canton Ermine a cross paty Gules. Crest: issuant from a human heart a dexter hand holding a sword proper. Motto: In Cruce Vinco (In the cross I conquer). [10] Arms of Chester A. Arthur, 21st president, 1881–1885 Shield: Gules, a chevron Argent between three rests (clarions) Or.
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 ...
List of personal coats of arms of presidents of the United States; Seal of the vice president of the United States. List of personal coats of arms of vice presidents of the United States; Vatican City, Holy See, and Catholic Church. Coat of arms of Francis. Former papal coats of arms
The shield is inspired by that of the Basque province of Vizcaya, Spain. All this is framed in a bronze-brown frame. At the top of the shield appears the royal crown in a golden yellow color with blue stones in its vertical arches and diamond-shaped stones at its base, these are embedded and alternate in red and blue, inside the crown there is ...
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.
The Coat of arms of Baja California (Spanish: Escudo de Baja California, lit. "state shield of Baja California") is a symbol of the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California. [1] At the top of the coat of arms is a sun representing the state's energy. On the left and right are a woman holding a test tube and a man holding a book.
3rd quarter: the coat of arms of Mexico (1823-1864). An eagle displayed reguardant and biting a serpent, symbolizing Mexican rule from 1822 until 1846. 4th quarter: the lesser coat of arms of Spain (1785-1873). The coats of arms of Castile and León, symbolizing Spanish rule from 1542 until 1821.