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Giese Coat of Arms, Giese Crest, Shield Arms
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Plume 2
Shield Shape 1
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Mantling 4
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Helmet 3
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Mantling 8
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Ribbon Blank
Ribbon 2
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BLAZONING OF THE GIESE COAT OF ARMS

BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Giese):
ARMS (Shield):

Gules a hand argent holding in the palm a cross maltese of the first
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:
Gules - (Means the Shield is Red (Gules=Red))
a Hand Argent - (Means a Silver (Argent=Silver) Dexter (Right Hand is assumed if not specifically deScribed otherwise))
holding in the palm a Cross Maltese of the First - (Means the Hand is holding a Red (Gules= Red (of the 1st color deScribed)) Maltese Cross in its Palm & is placed upon the Red Shield)

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:
Cross (Maltese) - (Blessings; badge of Knights Hospitalier )
Hand - (Faith, sincerity and justice)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)

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