Heraldry came to us from medieval Europe with its knightly tournaments, beautiful ladies and bloody wars. Coats of arms were depicted on shields and distinguished knights from each other. Later, coats of arms appeared on the clothes of servants as a distinguishing feature. Over time, coats of arms appeared not only among noble knights, but also in cities, states, and craft guilds. In modern Russia, only the subjects of the Federation can officially have coats of arms. Commercial firms may register their coat of arms, but only as a trademark or logo.
Instruction manual
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When creating a personal, family coat of arms, you can go in three ways.
Search. This method is suitable for those who have aristocratic people in their ancestors. Each noble family had its own coat of arms, a poem, if you manage to find a noble ancestor, then you can rightfully use its coat of arms. In modern legislation there are no conditions on the extent to which a relative can use the family coat of arms.
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The path of least resistance. Contact a professional organization that creates heraldry. Order them a coat of arms and it will be issued according to all the canons. Finding such a company is easy on the Internet. Just before agreeing to create your coat of arms, make sure that the company is competent enough in matters of heraldry. Otherwise, you will get just a beautiful picture, the meaning of which will be incomprehensible to connoisseurs.
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The first rule is a combination of materials and colors. In total, 7 colors are used in heraldry. Two colors of metal: gold and silver. Five colors of enamel: green, blue, red, black, purple. If the background of the coat of arms is made of metal (yellow or white), then you can not impose another metal on it (white on yellow and vice versa). The same goes for enamel. An exception is possible if the emblem is divided into sectors.
Remember the symbolism of flowers. Gold or yellow is a symbol of justice, generosity and wealth. Silver (white) is a symbol of innocence and purity. Red is courage and courage. Blue - beauty, grandeur, softness. Green is joy, abundance, hope. Purple is a symbol of power. Use only persons of royal blood. Black is humility, prudence and sadness.
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The emblem used to consist of various details. It included a shield, a mantle, a helmet, a crown, a motto, a shield holder, and so on. Today, they use only a shield with a pattern applied to it. So, first you need to draw a shield box. A figure is placed on top of it. Choose a figure that symbolizes the main activity of your family. If you have a dynasty of doctors in your family, then place the symbol of medicine on the shield - a snake with a bowl. If the military, then on the shield will be weapons - a sword, spear, and so on. If desired, place your family's motto under the shield. It should be concise, it is desirable to write it in Latin.
