BLAZONING OF THE BOETTCHER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Boettcher):
ARMS (Shield):
Azure between two arrows paleways points to chief, upon a bend argent, a greyhound courant sable
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors, a vol argent
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:
Azure - (Means the Shield is Blue)
between two arrows paleways points to chief - (Means "something", to be deScribed next, will
go between 2 arrows that are oriented vertically (Paleways) and are pointing up (points to chief (top third of Shield)))
upon a bend argent a greyhound courant sable - (Means a Black (Sable=Black), running (Courant)
Greyhound is placed upon a wide, Silver (Argent=Silver), diagonal "strip" (Bend) - Note that the Arrows are also Silver,
as is everything between the words "Azure" and "Argent".)
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 argent - (Means the Silver (Argent=Silver) colored, upraised wings that are conjoined
at the base (a Vol) is 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:
Arrow - (Martial readiness)
Bend - (Defense or protection)
Greyhound - (Courage, vigilance, and loyalty)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
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