BLAZONING OF THE STEINBOCH COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Steinboch Coat of Arms,):
ARMS (Shield):
Per fess or over azure, upon the first a demi ibex sable issuing from the partition, upon the azure three mullets of 6 argent fessways
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors, between a vol or the ibex of the arms issuant
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 fess or over azure - (Means the Shield is divided in half horizontally (Per Fess), with the top half Golden (Or=Gold)
and the bottom half blue (Azure=Blue))
upon the first a demi ibex sable issuing from the partition - (Means a black (Sable=Black) half (Demi) Ibex (mythical Goat)
will go upon the top, golden (Or=Gold) half - the 1st color mentioned was Gold & the Goat will appear as if from behind the bottom half of the Shield (Issuing))
upon the azure three mullets of 6 argent fessways - (Means the bottom (Blue) half of the shield has 3 Silver (Argent=Silver)
Stars of 6 points (Mullet(6) and they're arranged horizontally (Fessways))
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 or - (Means "something", which will be deScribed next, will go between a
Golden (Or=Gold) pair of uplifted Wings conjoined at the base (Vol))
the ibex of the arms issuant- (Means the same Ibex as in the Shield is what will go
between the Vol, except that it will be drawn as if it were "coming out from" behind the Helmet (Issuant) - this
is all 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:
Goat (Ibex) - (One who wins a victory through diplomacy rather than war)
Mullet(6) (Star of 6 points ) - (Divine quality from above - Old heraldic device, usually drawn like a "Star of David")
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)
Note: If anyone knows of an easier way to SAVE this multi layer image, please let me know.
Depressing "Print Screen" then "Cntrl"-"C" will save the screen to the clipboard - "Cntrl"-"V" will then Paste it into
almost anything.
Top 
