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BLAZONING OF THE KUNZ COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Kunz):
ARMS (Shield):
In Rot eine silbern Vase mit vier grunen Eichenzweigen mit Eicheln und Blattern.
CREST (Helmet):
Non
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed and usually takes the Tinctures of the Shield)
MOTTO:
None recorded
REFERENCE SOURCE:
Staats archiv des Kantons Basel-Landschaft
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
In Rot - (Means the Shield is Red (Rot=Red))
eine silbern Vase - (Means a Silver Vase)
vier grunen Eichenzweigen mit Eicheln und Blattern - (Means 4 Acorns "Slipped & Leaved")
NOTE: The green leaves break the "Tincture Rule" of Heraldry (Green on Red - no contrast), but this is common in German/Swiss/Austrian Heraldry
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 no Visor nor
Grilles or with the Visor closed - the kind used by a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Acorn - (Antiquity and strength)
Oak (Leaves) - (Great age and strength)
Vase - (Symbolism unknown)
Colors:
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Vert (Green) - (Hope, joy and sometimes loyalty in love)
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