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BLAZONING OF THE SWOBODA COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Swoboda):
ARMS (Shield):
Gules a griffin segreant argent
CREST (Helmet):
Non
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:
Gules - (Means the Shield is Red (Gules = Red))
a Griffin Segreant Argent - (Means, in profile, a standing, rampaging
(Segreant (like Rampant but with Wings outstretched)) Silver colored (Argent=Silver) Griffin)
Note: We have seen the Blazon deScribe the Primary Metal Tincture
as Argent (Silver) & also Or (Gold)
CREST (Helmet) INTERPRETATION:
Non - (Means no known Crest was deScribed to be affixed by the Torse (wreath
of cloth with 6 twists, alternating between the primary tinctures) 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:
Griffon - (Valour and death-defying bravery; vigilance)
Colors:
Argent (Silver) - (Peace and sincerity)
Gules (Red) - (Military fortitude and magnanimity)
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