BLAZONING OF THE REITMEIER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Reitmeier):
ARMS (Shield):
Quarterly 1st: azure upon a trimount vert a lion rampant or holding a cornucopia paleways inverted of the latter, issuing forth three roses, 2nd:
argent issuing from a wall chequy gules and or a horse rampant sable
CREST (Helmet):
Issuing from a crest coronet between a vol per fesse the dexter or on azure the sinister sable on argent, the lion of the arms holding a cornucopia
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed unless other than the Primary Tinctures are to be used - it usually adheres to the tinctures of the Crest)
MOTTO:
None recorded (It is rare for the German Achievement to deScribe a motto)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Quarterly - (Means the Shield is divided into 4 Quarters)
1st: - (Means the 1st (& 4th) Quarters of the Shield are going to be deScribed (by the Heraldic Scribe) next)
azure upon a trimount vert - (Means the 1st (& 4th) Quarters of the Shield are Blue (Azure=Blue) and will
have "Something" (to be deScribed later) standing upon a Green (Vert=Green) tripple hilled "Mound" (Trimount), suggestive of "rolling grassy hills" -
Note: to those who've noticed that the Green Trimount upon the Blue Shield portion, breaks one of the cardinal rules of Heraldry, please do not be
alarmed, as this is very common in the Trimount of the German achievement)
a lion rampant or - (Means, in profile & standing on one hind leg, a Golden (Or=Gold) Male, Rampaging (Rampant) Lion)
holding a cornucopia paleways inverted of the latter, issuing forth three roses - (Means the Lion is holding, in his paws,
a Cornucopia which is oriented vertically (Paleways) and is "upside-down" (Inverted) & is to be colored Golden (of the latter - means of the last
color mentioned, which is Gold (Or=Gold)) & is pouring out (Issuing forth) 3 Roses. Note: The Roses (Heraldic Roses) may be either Golden or Silver,
as it wasn't specifically deScribed)
2nd: - (Means the 2nd (& 3rd) Quarters of the Shield are going to be deScribed (by the Scribe) next)
argent issuing from a wall chequy gules and or - (Means the 2nd (& 3rd) Quarters of the Shield will be colored
Silver (Argent=Silver) & each will have "Something" (to be deScribed later) "come out" (issue) from a Wall that is "Checkerboard square like" (Chequy)
with alternating Red (Gules=Red) and Golden (Or=Gold) squares. The Wall is symbolic of a masonry or rock Wall. In Heraldry, it's drawn "Embattled",
which means that the top row will be missing every other square - this is so that the primary "Tincture Rule" of Heraldry won't be broken by having
Yellow (Gold) on White (Silver), (Metal on Metal), which would also be poor contrast. The Chequy Wall usually will have 7 pieces in each
row & usually 3 rows but will have as many rows as are needed to fill the Shield (or Shield portion) to the bottom (this is
termed "Allthrough") - that was too much info, wasn't it?)
a horse rampant sable - (Means we finally find out what "Issues" from the Wall & it's a rearing
Black (Sable=Black) Stallion - the Horse has the same "attitude/orientation" as the Lion (Rampant) but when an animal is "Issuant", only its
upper torso is shown)
CREST (Helmet) INTERPRETATION:
Issuing from a crest coronet - (Means "Something" (to be deScribed later) will "come out" (issue) from a Crest
Coronet (often called a "Ducal Coronet"), which is a "Crown-like" device that has no significance except either for Helmet decoration or to signify
Government Service - it's always drawn with only 3 of its 4 Strawberry leaves shown & without jewels)
between a vol - (Means "Something" (to be deScribed later) will go between a pair of uplifted Wings conjoined at the
base (a Vol))
the dexter or on azure - (Means the Vol Wing to the (Viewers) left (Dexter) is colored Golden (Or=Gold) on the top half &
Blue (Azure=Blue) on its bottom half)
the sinister sable on argent - (Means the Vol Wing to the (Viewers) right (Sinister) is colored Black (Sable=Black) on the
top half & Silver (Argent=Silver) on its bottom half - Note: If the Vol were a Bird (for example), Dexter would be its Right side &
Sinister its left))
the lion of the arms holding a cornucopia - (Means a Lion, just like the one in the Shield (Arms) is what goes between the
wings of the Vol & it's holding a Cornucopia - this entire Crest is then affixed, together with the Coronet, & 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:
Crown (Coronet) - (Authority)
Chequy - (Constancy)
Cornucopia - (Bounty of natures gifts)
Horse - (Readiness for all employments for king and country)
Lion - (Courage)
Rose - (Hope and joy - mark of cadency of the 7th son)
Rose (White) - (Love and faith)
Trimount - (Unknown - very common German Device)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Wall - (Unknown)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
Vert (Green) - (Hope, joy and sometimes loyalty in love)
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