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"Illustrated left are the Armorial Bearings granted to Sir Terence David John PRATCHETT of Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, Knight, OBE by Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms dated 28 April 2010.

The Arms are blazoned: Sable an ankh between four Roundels in saltire each issuing Argent.

The Crest is Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Sable On Water Barry wavy Sable Argent and Sable an Owl affronty wings displayed and inverted Or supporting thereby two closed Books erect Gules.

C.P.A.N. posted:

The original state flag of Oklahoma:


Guess which number state it is. Go on, guess.

Total Meatlove posted:

Terry Pratchett's love of puns, bad latin, wordplay and heraldry from the novel Men at Arms, all combine together in his actual coat of arms;

Professor Shark posted:

My home province has a pretty badass coat of arms:



Nova Scotia (New Scotland, hence the simple reversal of color from the Scottish flag and plopping the Scottish coat of arms down inescutcheon (shield in the middle of a shield))

This was the original coat of arms when the province was founded, but apparently people simply forgot about it and eventually the government made up their own and used this visual monstrosity:



It was used for a long time, but thankfully someone rediscovered the original arms.

Hijo Del Helmsley posted:

This is Glasgow's Coat of Arms.



It goes along with a really depressing poem.

There's the tree that never grew,
There's the bird that never flew,
There's the fish that never swam,
There's the bell that never rang.


They actually all relate to miracles that St. Mungo (the guy at the top) performed.

Hogge Wild posted:

Hah, "Don't fear the Reaper".


What does the motto say?

Professor Shark posted:

My home province has a pretty badass coat of arms:



Nova Scotia (New Scotland, hence the simple reversal of color from the Scottish flag and plopping the Scottish coat of arms down inescutcheon (shield in the middle of a shield))

This was the original coat of arms when the province was founded, but apparently people simply forgot about it and eventually the government made up their own and used this visual monstrosity:



It was used for a long time, but thankfully someone rediscovered the original arms.

Tuskin38 posted:

Nova Scotia Bros

Equine Don posted:

Army Institute of Heraldry posted:

Quarterly Azure (Blue) and Vert (Green), between in the first and fourth quarters a radiant sun of twelve points and a mullet Argent, a lightning flash couped bendsinisterwise Gules fimbriated Or.

Symbolism: The colors blue, white, red and green represent four of the original six combat teams of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly referred to as Merrill's Marauders, which were identified by color. To avoid confusion, the other two colors, khaki and orange, were not represented in the design, however, khaki was represented by the color of the uniform worn by US forces in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. The unit's close cooperation with the Chinese forces in the China-Burma-India Theater is represented by the sun symbol from the Chinese flag. The white star represents the Star of Burma, the country in which the Marauders campaigned during World War II. The lightning bolt is symbolic of the strike characteristics of the Marauders' behind-the-line activities.

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

That's what what 37Fs are for.

FreudianSlippers posted:

Glasgow used to be the heroin capital of Europe...

Penny Paper posted:

So there is some truth to Trainspotting!

Mikl posted:

Mikl posted:

Thread bump! I just stumbled upon the crest for the Guangzhou Evergrande football team, and it's pretty great.

Professor Shark posted:

canis minor posted:

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The symbolism should be fairly apparent: green is for the verdant land of Michigan, with vast forests, fields and prairies. The two stars stand for the two peninsulas which constitute Michigan. Five stripes represent the five Great Lakes, the other distinctive geographical feature of the State. They are in blue and white, representing of course blue water and white wave caps, or white as the color of water in ice and snow form.

While Lake Ontario does not in fact abut Michigan, the State remains recognized as the "Great Lakes State." The fifth stripe could alternatively be said to represent Lake St. Clair, however, keep in mind that geographical non-adjacency was no obstacle to Lake Ontario's depiction on Michigan's State quarter.

daert1 posted:

Grand Rapids's flag is fairly abstract

Soviet Commubot posted:

And if you want a bland city crest, check out my hometown. If there's a city flag I can't find a picture on Google.

Der Kyhe posted:

Alien PAC-MAN on a rampage?

Wilford Cutlery posted:

Surely there has to be a flag flying you could get a picture of during the upcoming Scottish Festival (which I've been to far too many times)?

blunt for century posted:

I really really like the Maryland state flag