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BLAZONING OF THE KELLER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Keller):
ARMS (Shield):
Gules three eagles heads erased or
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors an eagles head as in the arms
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:
Armorial General by J.B. Rietstap
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Gules - (Means the Shield is Red (Gules=Red))
Three Eagles Heads Erased Or - (Means that 3 Golden (Or) Eagles Heads, that have been torn
or ripped off (Erased), are placed upon the Shield in the usual arrangement - as it wasn't specifically deScribed.
That is: 2 Heads to Chief (Top 1/3rd of Shield), 1 to Base (Bottom 1/3rd of Shield), usually deScribed as "2 & 1".)
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)
An Eagles Head as in the Arms - (Means an Eagles Head, like the ones in the Shield is
affixed by the Torse (together with the Mantling) to the Helmet, which is drawn in Profile with its Visor Closed,
or with no Visor nor Grilles - the kind used by a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Eagle (Head) - (Person of noble nature, strength, bravery, and alertness; or one who is high-spirited,
ingenious, quick-witted, and judicious)
Colors:
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
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