BLAZONING OF THE RAUCH COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Rauch):
ARMS (Shield):
Azure, a censor argent sans chains, emitting smoke proper
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors, between a vol azure the censor of the arms sans smoke
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed unless other than the Primary Tinctures
are to be used)
MOTTO:
None recorded (It is rare for the German Achievement to deScribe a motto)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Azure - (Means the Shield is Blue (Azure=Blue))
a censor argent sans chains - (Means the Blue Shield has a Silver (Argent=Silver) Incense burner (Censor) without its
Chains (Sans Chains) placed upon it)
emitting smoke proper - (Means the Incense burner emits Smoke that is colored naturally (Proper))
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)
between a Vol azure - (Means "Something", to be deScribed later (Incense burner) will go between a Blue (Azure=Blue) pair
of upraised Wings conjoined at the base (Vol).
the Censor of the Arms sans Smoke - (Means the same Censor as in the Shield (Arms) but without the Smoke is what goes
between the Wings of the Vol). So, we have a pair of upraised Wings with an Incense burner between them to
be affixed by the Torse, together with the Mantling, to the Helmet which is drawn in Profile with the Visor closed or with No Visor & No Grilles -
the kind used by a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Censor - (Unknown)
Smoke - (Unknown)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
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