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BLAZONING OF THE ADLER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Adler):
ARMS (Shield):
Per fesse sable and argent, an eagle displayed per fesse or and gules
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors a vol per fesse or and gules
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed unless other than the Primary Tinctures
are to be used)
MOTTO:
None recorded (It is rare for the German Achievement to deScribe a motto)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Per fesse - (Means the Shield is divided in half Horizontally (Per Fesse))
sable and argent - (Means the top half will be Black (Sable) and the bottom half will be
Silver (Argent))
an eagle displayed or and gules - (Means an Eagle (German style Eagle) with outstretched,
upwardly pointing Wings (Displayed) will be placed upon the Shield and the top half will be Gold (Or=Gold) and the
bottom half will be Red (Gules=Red))
CREST (Helmet) INTERPRETATION:
On a Torse of the colors - (Means the next thing deScribed will go upon a
cloth wreath (Torse) of 6 twists, alternating between the primary tinctures)
A Vol - (Means a pair of uplifted Wings conjoined at the base)
per fesse - (Means the Wings are divided in half horizontally)
or and gules - (Means the top half of the Wing is Golden (Or=Gold) and the
bottom half is Red (Gules=Red) - this Vol is then affixed, by the Torse, together with the Mantling, to the Helmet,
which is drawn in Profile with the Visor closed or with No Visor nor Grilles - the kind used by a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Eagle displayed - (Protection)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
Above Blazon (written description) only applies to large Emblazon (drawing).
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