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BLAZONING OF THE FISCHER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Fischer):
ARMS (Shield):
Per fess ermine over gules the second charged with a fish naiant or
CREST (Helmet):
Non
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed and usually takes the Tinctures of the Shield)
MOTTO:
None recorded (Common for the German Achievement)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Per Fess - (Means the Shield is divided in half horizontally)
Ermine - (Means the 1st (Top) half of the Shield is Ermine (the white
winter fur (brown in summer) of a member of the Weasle family)(Note: even though very common in
North America, I've only seen one in my lifetime - in Washington State, USA (about 50 years ago))
over Gules - (Means the 1st half of the Shield is Ermine & the 2nd (bottom)
half is Red (Gules))
the 2nd charged with a Fish Naiant - (Means a swimming (Naiant) Fish is added to the
Red (Gules=Red - 2nd color) portion of the Shield)
Or - (Means the Fish is Golden (Or=Gold))
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:
Fish - (A true, generous mind; virtuous for himself, not because of his heritage)
Fur (Ermine) - (Mark of dignity)
Colors:
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
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