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Arms of Campillo de Altobuey, Spain

Granted 1991

Blazon: Per quarterly, I gules a castle triple-towered or windowed azure; II or a bend sable between two crocuses azure, stamens gules; III gules a chalice, in chief a molet of eight points or; IV chequy sable and or

The first and third quarters of the shield are presumably related to the town’s administrative history. The first quarter uses the castle of Castile, as the area belonged to that kingdom before being granted to an Aragonese noble as thanks for military assistance. (This noble most likely founded the town.) Except for the tincture of the molet, the third quarter is identical to the arms of Cuenca, so I suspect they’re related. Unfortunately, I’m not sure about the other two quarters.

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Arms of Ferrara, Italy

Granted 1938

Blazon: Tierced per pall I per fess sable and argent; II per fess azure a bend embattled counter-embattled between six molets in bend 3 and 3 or and argent a shrimp palewise gules, on a chief of the first a label of four points of the fourth interspersed with three fleurs-de-lis of the second; III or a flounder palewise proper

These arms look pretty wild, but the principle behind them is fairly straightforward. They’re just a combination of the arms of the three largest cities: Ferrara in chief, Cento to the dexter, and Comacchio to the sinister. Just a couple of blazon notes: generally speaking, embattled counter-embattled would have the protrusions on one side line up with the indentations on the other, and the number of points on the molets is not specified in the original blazon, which is why I have omitted it here. Also, please enjoy the hieroglyphic shrimp and baffled-looking flounder on this depiction of the arms.

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Arms of Bierlingen, Germany

In use since at least 1972

Blazon: Argent a heart issuant therefrom three roses slipped and leaved gules, seeded or; in chief a molet of eight points of the last

I wish I had more information on these! The roses contributed to the eventual arms of Starzach when Bierlingen was incorporated into the larger municipality in 1972. The main charge itself strongly suggests a sacred heart to me, but the visual similarity could well be pure coincidence.

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Arms of Bieringen, Germany

In use since at least 1972

Blazon: Azure a bend wavy argent between a molet of six points or and a fleur-de-lis in bend of the second slipped and leaved proper

Sadly, I don’t have much information on these arms. Technically, the figure in base is only referred to as a lily, but the depiction here (as well as on the town’s official web page) is remarkable; fleurs-de-lis do not, to my eye, bear much resemblance to actual lilies. Evidently the artist disagrees.

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Arms of Crotone, Italy

Granted 1996

Blazon: Per fess I azure six molets of eight points in fess 3 and 3, or; II per pale of the last an anchor sable, stock gules and vert seven sheaves of wheat of the second bound of the fourth

Despite the fact that these arms were granted relatively recently, I cannot find the original grant or any justification for the charges. The six stars are interesting, but I have no idea what they would stand for. I’d speculate the anchor refers to the shipping industry, and the wheat is probably a reference to the province’s nickname as “the granary of Calabria.”

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Arms of Arcas, Spain

In use since at least 2013

Blazon: Azure a representation of Iglesia de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora argent, in the tower three bells sable, in chief a molet of eight points or

There’s really not a lot of information on these arms, but fortunately, there are enough photos of the town’s distinctive church to make it very clear that the charge is exactly the same. The original structure was built in the 13th century, with a side chapel added in 1623. It is notable for its Romanesque style, which is rare in the region.

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Arms of Philip Daubeney from the Dering Roll (c. 1270-1300)

Blazon: Gules five fusils conjoined in fess argent, in chief three molets of five points or

The Daubeney/d’Aubigny/de Aubeney/etc. family strikes again! It’s fairly clear to me that this is a differenced version of the family arms - but given that Ralph had both a younger brother and a son named Philip, it’s not obvious which of them bore these arms, as both would be entitled to bear Ralph’s arms with a difference. The timelines make me think it’s slightly more likely to have been his brother; it’s less likely, though not at all impossible, that his son would have been old enough for military service at the time the Dering Roll was being drawn up. Another (though less definite) point in favor of the brother is the English system of cadency; first sons would use a label as their marker of cadency, while the molet allegedly belongs to a third son. However, this wasn’t really systematized until the mid-fourteenth century, at the earliest, so I don’t want to put too much weight on this point.