BLAZONING OF THE BERGER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Berger):
ARMS (Shield):
Quarterly or and gules, upon the first an eagle displayed sable, upon the second upon a bendlet
sinister argent an arrow of the third contourne
CREST (Helmet):
Non
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed unless other than the Primary Tinctures
are to be used)
MOTTO:
None Recorded (Common for the German Achievement)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
Armorial General by J.B. Rietstap
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Quarterly - (Means the Shield is divided into four quarters,
called "Marshalling" - the 1st & 4th quarters would be of the Fathers family & the other 2 of the
Mothers family)
Or - (Means the first & forth quarters are Golden (Or=Gold))
and Gules - (Means the second & third quarters will be Red (Gules=Red))
upon the 1st an Eagle Displayed Sable - (Means each of the
Gold (Or=Gold - 1st color) quarters have a Black (Sable) Eagle (German style Eagle), with its wings
outstretched (Displayed) placed upon them)
upon the 2nd, upon a Bendlet Sinister Argent, an Arrow of the 3rd contourne - (Means a
Black (Sable) Arrow, is placed (and is oriented opposite of "normal" (Contourne)) upon a silver (Silver=Argent -
depicted as white) "Strip" (Bend) which is narrower than a "normal" Bend (a Bendlet) and the Bendlet also is
aligned opposite of "normal" (Sinister), meaning only that it starts at the viewers upper right, instead of upper
left. This is all placed upon each of the Red (Gules=Red) quarters)
CREST (Helmet) INTERPRETATION:
Non - (Means no known Crest was deScribed to be affixed by the Torse (wreath
of cloth with 6 twists, alternating between the primary tinctures) 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:
Arrow - (Martial readiness)
Bend - (Defense or protection)
Eagle displayed - (Protection)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
Note: If anyone knows of an easier way to SAVE this multi layer image, please let me know.
Depressing "Print Screen" then "Cntrl"-"C" will save the screen to the clipboard - "Cntrl"-"V" will then Paste it into
almost anything.
Top 
