BLAZONING OF THE FAULKENBERRY COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Faulkenberry):
ARMS (Shield):
Argent, two keys addorsed sable
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors, a vol argent, each wing charged with a key sable
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:
Argent - (Means the Shield is Silver (Argent=Silver))
two keys addorsed Sable - (Means, 2 black (Sable) Keys are placed on the Shield,
back to back (addorsed))
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 a pair of Silver (Argent) uplifted Wings conjoined at the base (Vol))
each wing charged with a Key Sable - (Means a black (Sable) Key goes upon each of the Wings
of the Vol, and then it's all 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:
Keys - (Guardianship and dominion)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
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