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BLAZONING OF THE WEISS COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Weiss):
ARMS (Shield):
Azure, issuant from a base wavy argent and azure a goose argent, in chief three mullets of six points 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:
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Azure - (Means the Shield is Blue (Azure = Blue)
issuant from a base wavy argent and azure - (Means "something", to be deScribed next (a Goose) will rise above
the water (Wavy Base) and will be colored Blue (Azure) & White (Argent)
a goose argent - (Means a Silver (Argent) Goose is what sits on the water)
in chief three mullets of six points argent - (Means the top third (Chief) of the Shield has three 6 pointed
Stars on it & they're all Silver (Argent))
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 its Visor Closed, or with no Visor nor Grilles - the kind used by
a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Goose - (One who has many resources)
Mullet (Star) - (Divine quality from above - Old heraldic device, usually drawn like a "Star of David")
Wavy - (Water)
Colors:
Azure (Blue) - (Loyalty and truth)
Argent (Siver) - (Peace & Sincerity )
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