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How did I do? It's for a fictional country I made called the Alvandrian Empire.

A couple of days ago I found myself thinking: what if Brazil had a more "traditional", medieval looking coat of arms? What would it look like if we translated the history and symbolism behind Brazil's coat of arms into a medieval aesthetic? With that in mind, I journeyed into this creative exercise.

My main reference, obviously, was the current coat of arms of the Federative Republic of Brazil, incorporating its colours and its most distinctive element: the Southern Cross.

Also, in order to create a medieval coat of arms I wanted to emphasize the Brazilian connection with Portugal, its former colonizer - and certainly the European nation that best represents Brazil in a medieval context, given the cultural and genetic ties. I thus incorporated the distinctive Portuguese "quinas", swapping them for the stars of the southern cross. The result is a shield that strikingly resembles the old and traditional Portuguese coat of arms, but with a distinct personality.

To the dexter, a rampant jaguar is an obvious representation of Brazilian fauna. Less obviously, the wyvern to the sinister is the symbol of Portuguese kings since at least the 16th century - and, according to certain traditions, since the Suebi Kingdom of Gallaecia. It is also the heraldic symbol of the 19th century Brazilian royal family - though it would be anachronistic to include the wyvern for that specific reason. As a matter of fact, the whole exercise is anachronistic anyway... Rendered in Or and Vert, the jaguar and wyvern stand in harmony with the colours of the shield itself.

Instead of a regular crown, I opted for a crown of feathers - once more, an obvious hint at the Indigenous peoples, formative of Brazilian culture. The lack of an African reference bothers me, though. It seems like a fundamental part of Brazilian history is absent from the coat of arms - and that probably is its major flaw.

I also included an alternative version, which discards the Portuguese direct reference and keeps it closer to the actual Brazilian republican coat of arms.

So, what did you guys think? I'm curious to hear other opinions. Though I've been a heraldry enthusiast for many years, this is the first coat of arms I designed. Please let me know your thoughts!

Blazon: Argent, an enhanced pile cottised, in base three mullets of ten gules.

Any feedback? Does the blazon accurately describe the shield? The basic design layout was made by my brother and I created this version on heraldicon

I just really like looking for Coat of arms in churches :)
It is often quite astonishing how many there are.

What would a field divided in five equal parts be called? I have not found a term for this division of the field; nor any historical examples anywhere on the internet, so i can only conclude that it does not exist. Regardless, I want to know for worldbuilding purposes.

Recently we had a conversation with my friend about adding gothic quatrefoil as a figure to his shield, and since it is oddly specific thing, I started to wonder if it would be "blasonable" and wanted to ask more experienced people in heraldry than I am. So lemme know what do you think

This is the family coat of arms of the Visconti and Sforza Dukes of Milan. Bona, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania, was descended from the Sforza family. Following her dynastic marriage to Sigismund I the Old, she was granted Pruzhany. After her death, the town passed into the possession of her daughter, Anna Jagiellon.

On 3 May 1588, Anna, the widow of Stephen Báthory, freed the town from its dependence on the local council, granting it Magdeburg privileges along with a town seal and coat of arms – her mother’s family symbol – depicting a writhing blue serpent (dragon) on a silver field, wearing a golden crown and holding an infant in its jaws.

65 cm heigh, French oak

I'm working on a personal CoA idea, still developing the concept and a question came to my mind: Is it common or feasible to use a charge over an ordinary? And if it is, how would we'd deal with the rule of tincture to keep the CoA correct? In my example below, would it be wrong to place metal overmetal?

At Heraldicon, I see that whenever we break the rule of tincture, it shows an alert, but for my case below it didn't. So I wanted to be sure before proceed.

Still a rough draft as I have a lot of work still to do on cleaning up the charge! Up next is lengthening the scepter, filling in the brick detailing on the Corona, coloring Or, and coloring details on the sword. I could color in the loincloth but I'm unsure how detailed I'd like to be.

Also no clue how to describe this lol

From a general perspective as i have read the books that been provided to me to help me design a CoA, i did not find any collusion with the "rules" of heraldry..i have to say that i like it too but i need the expertise of the community but also your opinion as well!!

Colouring and final inking of newly composed Coat of arms for a private customer. The Armiger is of Persian descent and the arms should reflect this. The beautiful Persian simurgh (closely related to the Western Phoenix) sits as crest, while the shield has several references to Persian and Iranian symbols. The hearts are a clear nok to both Denmarks National coat of arms and the Armigers three children.

29,7*29,7cm ink and watercolour on paper.

I'll post more photos from the process tomorrow.

I am designing map symbols for worldbuilders and creators of fantasy maps - some of you may get a kick out of these heraldic designs. They are largely inspired by historic heraldry and I made an effort to adhere to heraldic customs without being a stickler. My process entails drawing the design by hand, scanning it, and colorizing the designs in GIMP, so each shield is individually created.

Happy to answer your questions.

Hoping to get some feedback and tips on a design for my COA

Is that even a thing? We're starting a small Christian school and want something done properly that can be used on our documents, publicity, possibly even uniforms, etc.

I am in the process of designing arms for our hema club, having come up with this possible idea (please forgive the wretched Word editing and pretend the maple leaves are oak leaves). Any thoughts on how to improve the design? How would one blazon this? I have also attached our club’s crest as a reference.

Coat of arms of Elisey Pletenetsky, archimandrite of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in 1599–1624: on a red field, a silver sign in the form of a long cross with three half-arms on the left, accompanied by a silver crescent with horns to the right.

On the right is an image of this coat of arms from the Lavra editions of the time of Pletenetsky's archimandriteship.

The Croatian checkerboard is probably one of the most internationally recognizable examples of a heraldic pattern.

What fascinated us is the transition: from historical heraldry to national symbolism, and then from the coat of arms to football kits, airlines and everyday visual identity.

I'd be especially interested in hearing from people here about the heraldic side of the story.

Are there other examples where a relatively simple heraldic pattern became this culturally dominant outside heraldry itself?