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BLAZONING OF THE SCHMIDT COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Schmidt):
ARMS (Shield):
Azure a lion rampant rr, holding a hammer bendways of the second
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors between a vol argent, a hammer sable
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:
Armorial General by J.B. Rietstap
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Azure - (Means the Shield is Blue (Azure = Blue))
A Lion Rampant Or - (Means, in profile, a rampaging (Rampant) male
(unless otherwise deScribed) Lion standing on one hind leg and colored golden (Or = Gold) is placed
upon the Shield)
holding a hammer bendways of the second - (Means the Lion is holding a hammer
in a diagonal attitude/orientation (Bendways) and it takes the color of the second color mentioned (Or))
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 argent - (Means the next thing deScribed will go between a pair of Silver
(Argent=Silver) upraised wings conjoined at the base - a Vol)
a Hammer sable - (Means a Black (Sable=Black) Hammer is what goes between the wings of the
Vol, and this is all 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:
Hammer - (Honor; emblem of the smith's trade)
Lion - (Courage)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
Above Blazon (written description) only applies to large Emblazon (drawing).
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