BLAZONING OF THE SEIDEL COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Seidel):
ARMS (Shield):
Per pale, argent and gules, overall a crescent azure
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors, between a vol argent and gules a crescent azure
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:
Per pale, argent and gules - (Means the Shield is divided in half vertically with the (viewers) left half Silver (Argent=Silver)
and the other half Red (Gules=Red))
overall a crescent azure - (Means a Blue (Azure=Blue) Crescent goes on top of both colors (halves) of the Shield)
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 - (Means "Something" (to be deScribed later) will go between a pair of uplifted Wings conjoined at the base (Vol))
argent and gules - (Means the (viewers) left Wing is Silver (Argent=Silver) and the other wing is Red (Gules=Red))
a crescent azure - (Means the "Something" that will go between the Wings is a Blue (Azure=Blue) Crescent) - this Vol is then affixed, by the Torse, together with the 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:
Crescent - (Signifies one who has been enlightened and honored)
Vol (Wings) - (Swiftness, protection, celebrity, or coverture)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty & Truth)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
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