#annulet

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Scanned from An Introduction to Heraldry by Peter J. Floriani.

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#460 Fishy

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Arms of Lazio, Italy

Granted 1984

Blazon: On an octagon vert charged with another argent, thereon another gules, a saltire party of five; in the center point per pale gules and azure an eagle displayed with wings inverted and crowned argent (Rome); in the dexter chief azure a lion rampant or holding a dagger azure, in chief two branches of oak and laurel ensigned by a circlet, in base two cornucopias conjoined in base, all proper (Frosinone); in the sinister chief, azure on a bend vert fimbriated or between in chief a tower on a mount in base proper and in base an anchor, three ears of wheat of the last (Latina); in the dexter base, gules between two bendlets or the letters SPQS, between each three annulets intertwined, all sable (Rieti); in the sinister base, per fess azure a lion passant guardant or on a base proper and gules a cross argent (Viterbo)

This is…. I don’t… okay. Okay, fine. I don’t have a good explanation for the octagon, or the arrangement of the arms in saltire, but okay. The eighties were a weird time, I guess. The thing is, the actual component coats are all pretty reasonable on their own, and it’s not uncommon for regional arms to incorporate the arms of their component cities/provinces/regions. (I plan on delving further into the individual provincial arms once we get to those provinces.) The arrangement here is just… something else. I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it before.

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276 Binocs

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Arms of Eastwood Town Council, England

Granted 1951

Blazon: Lozengy argent and sable, on a chief or an annulet of the second between two torteaux

Crest: On a wreath or and gules in front of a wheel issuant therefrom a mount sable lozengy argent rising therefrom in its flames a phoenix proper

Mantling: Gules lined or

Motto: We seek the best

The annulet is derived from the Plumtree arms, and the torteaux from the Greys of Codnor. The black diamonds and the flames in the crest are intended to symbolize coal mining and the energy derived from it. The wheel is a reference to the town's history with the Midland Counties Railway, which was initiated in Eastwood in 1832.

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Arms of Bruck-Waasen, Austria

Granted 1988

Blazon: Per fess or a demi-goat rampant issuant from the partition line sable, langued gules and azure three annulets argent 2 and 1

The arms are drawn from two local noble families; the goat is from the Strattmann arms, and the annulets are from the Vatershaimers, who died out in 1493.

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Arms of Bürs, Austria

Granted 1931

Blazon: Per fess argent a cross paté sable fimbriated azure and gules three annulets of the first

The cross has been a symbol of the village since at least the 19th century. The annulets are drawn from the arms of the former Lords of Bürs.