Grants and registrations in 2019
Posted: 08 Jan 2020, 17:13
To start off our discussion topics for 2020, a small selection of arms that were granted or registered by heraldry authorities around the world during 2019.
Canada (Canadian Heraldic Authority) : the arms of the Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants. The ship "evokes" the Mayflower and the escallops refer to the Pilgrim Fathers.
England (College of Arms) : an honorary grant to Lawrence K. Casey jr of Texas USA. His English connection is that his mother's grandfather, Edwin Boultbee, was an emigrant from England.
Flanders (Flemish Heraldry Council) : the arms of Pierre Joniaux. The principal charge is a de-mining (i.e. landmine clearance) suit, which must surely be rare, if not unique, as an heraldic charge.
Latvia (State Heraldic Commission) : the Silu family arms. The linden leaves flanking the shield are specified in the blazon.
Lithuania (Lithuanian Heraldry Commission) : the municipality of Kirnaiciai. The charge is a "straw garden", which is a long-established feature of Lithuanian folk art.
Scotland (Court of the Lord Lyon) : the arms of William McGhee. The charges on the fess appear to be tipstaves.
South Africa (Bureau of Heraldry) : Muhammad Masoom Bagdadi. Although the blazon describes the star and crescent simply as 'Vert', in this rendition they are formed by Arabic inscriptions.
Canada (Canadian Heraldic Authority) : the arms of the Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants. The ship "evokes" the Mayflower and the escallops refer to the Pilgrim Fathers.
England (College of Arms) : an honorary grant to Lawrence K. Casey jr of Texas USA. His English connection is that his mother's grandfather, Edwin Boultbee, was an emigrant from England.
Flanders (Flemish Heraldry Council) : the arms of Pierre Joniaux. The principal charge is a de-mining (i.e. landmine clearance) suit, which must surely be rare, if not unique, as an heraldic charge.
Latvia (State Heraldic Commission) : the Silu family arms. The linden leaves flanking the shield are specified in the blazon.
Lithuania (Lithuanian Heraldry Commission) : the municipality of Kirnaiciai. The charge is a "straw garden", which is a long-established feature of Lithuanian folk art.
Scotland (Court of the Lord Lyon) : the arms of William McGhee. The charges on the fess appear to be tipstaves.
South Africa (Bureau of Heraldry) : Muhammad Masoom Bagdadi. Although the blazon describes the star and crescent simply as 'Vert', in this rendition they are formed by Arabic inscriptions.