Heraldic coats-of-arms are symbolic, highly stylized graphic representations that either relates to a specific individual or family name (and sometimes the individual's deeds or the family history) or to an organization
of some type.
Types of Coats of Arms
There are various types of heraldic coats-of-arms, including civic (representing a town or city, or perhaps a province or region), ecclesiastical (such as the coats-of-arms of various Roman Catholic Popes or the
Anglican Church), family (representing individual specific families), fraternal (representing fraternities,
sororities and fraternal organizations), military (representing a regiment, battalion or other military unit),
national (representing a country), organizational (such as coats-of-arms representing trade guilds or professional societies), and scholastic (representing specific colleges and universities).
Use or display of a heraldic coat-of-arms is frequently, although not always, governed by law.
In those countries which regulate their use, a coat-of-arms is legal property, and only certain individuals -
the owners and sometimes their relatives - are entitled to use or display a specific coat-of-arms.
Heraldic coats-of-arms originated in the early middle Ages, coming into full use during the feudal period. Medieval knights used their coats-of-arms to quickly and easily identify themselves to friends and foes during tournaments and battles. For example, a cloth surcoat or tunic decorated with his coat-of-arms was worn over
a knight's armour. And his shield, helmet and pennant or banner was also painted with design elements of the coat-of-arms. A similar system - but with different design elements - evolved and came into use in feudal Japan.
Typically, very specific symbolic devices, colors and patterns are combined to create a heraldic coat-of-arms, and each of these components tells a part of the story of the person, family or organization that the coat-of-arms belongs to. The meaning of a civic, national, military or organizational coat-of-arms is often easy to ascertain.
It is, however, sometimes very difficult to accurately decipher the symbolism on a personal, family coat-of-arms. Many personal heraldic coats-of-arms were granted to the bearer many hundreds of years ago, and the characteristics and deeds of the bearer that the arms were based on are no longer known.
Even when the symbolism is undecipherable, however, heraldic coats-of-arms are both beautiful and highly decorative. They can install pride among family members or the members of an organization, and they link
us to a more noble time.
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