
Picture by Heralder, Wikimedia Commons.
It seems to be the usual practice that when a knight doesn't have personal arms, the Order depicts his country's arms or flag (e.g. in the case of President Mandela) instead.Marcus Karlsson wrote:I'am Not sure. But one previous President Mario Soares used the Arms of the Republic only when made knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim.
Michael F. McCartney wrote:does the design in sinister base have any persona or family reference to President ilva? Or it it just another impersonal quartering related in some way to the Pressidency?
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