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BLAZONING OF THE KUNZ COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Kunz):
ARMS (Shield):
Per fesse embowed gules and azure, a barrulet embowed argent between in chief three acorns inverted and in fesse supported by a plough coulter and in
base a rose all of the third. The shield within a fillet bordure argent.
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors A cross ancree gules between a vol argent.
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed and usually takes the Tinctures of the Shield)
MOTTO:
None Recorded (It is rare for the German Achievement to deScribe a Motto)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
Siebmacher's Wappenbuch Burgerlicher
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
The shield is divided in half horizontally (fesse) with the Red on top. A small curved bar (barrulet) separates the 2 halves. The top half has 3 Silver
Acorns placed above a Plow Coulter. The Blue bottom half has a Silver Rose. The entire Shield has a thin Silver Border (fillet bordure)
surrounding it
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 (Red & Silver (the Colors))
A cross ancree gules between a vol argent. - (Means that the Crest has a Red (Gules=Red) Cross that is of an Ancree (Anchor)
type (similar to a "Moline" or "Recercely" Cross but with exagerated split and splayed ends, terminating in Anchor tips) and is positioned between a pair
of Silver (Argent=Silver) uplifted wings that are conjoined at the base; these wings are called a Vol. This Crest is then affixed, by the Torse (together
with the Mantling), to the Helmet (which is properly drawn as a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen) Helmet (In profile with closed visor or
with no Visor nor Grilles))
SYMBOLISM:
Acorns - (Antiquity and strength)
Cross - (Symbolic of some Christian experience or sentiment)
Plough (Plow) - (An implement of husbandry. Betoken on one who laboured in the earth and depended upon providence for the event)
Rose (White) - (Love and faith)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness and protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver or White) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Above Blazon (written description) only applies to large Emblazon (drawing).
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