Coats of arms and family crests are rich with history, identity, and symbolism. What exactly do they represent? Often mistaken as the same thing, the "coat of arms" refers to the entire heraldic ...

Lee B. Roberts Feb 4, 2018 Feb 4, 2018 0 To the untrained eye, Ronald Coutts’ coat of arms might look much like other such designs created to represent a person’s family heritage. But for ...

YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland ...

Riding the crest: Donald Trump, pictured with wife Melania, has won the right to use a family coat of arms to advertise his Scottish golf resort ...

On a coat of arms, the crest is found above the shield, usually on top of a helmet. The crest can be used alone as a symbol for the holder/family or a shortcut for the coat of arms.

BALMEDIE, Scotland, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. business mogul Donald Trump has finally been awarded an official coat of arms by Scottish heraldic authority. Trump had been trying to create a coat of ...

As the Bercows unveil their boastful coat of arms, the vulgar truth about family crests By A N WILSON Updated: 19:42 EDT, 30 November 2011 ...

Crests hold more historical significance than you might think. In medieval countries with a monarchy, the king would bestow a family crest or coat of arms on higher-class families and his knights.

After discovering that her ancestor had invented his own coat of arms in the 16th century, Mattie Kahn enlisted jeweler Briony Raymond to turn the family crest into a modern heirloom.

Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, has commemorated his Scottish roots by having a coat of arms commissioned by Scotland's heraldic authority. The Lord Lyon King of Arms is likely to hand ...