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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: LRSxCOBRA on Friday 18 October 19 15:49 BST (UK)

Title: identifying a coat of arms/crest
Post by: LRSxCOBRA on Friday 18 October 19 15:49 BST (UK)

Hi iv been trying to find out what the crest on the left is the one on the right looks like the  brandenburg coat of arms (well the closes i could find) but the second crest i could not find anywhere
and i was hoping some one might know a little about it or something that is close to it. thanks



i did not realise how big the image is sorry about that :)

Title: Re: identifying a coat of arms/crest
Post by: MaecW on Saturday 19 October 19 11:26 BST (UK)

Not my area of expertise, but the right hand shield, the red eagle on a white background, looks to be the Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire (old style). Of the two parts of the left hand shield the black lion on a gold background is most commonly seen as the arms of Flanders, although there are other users.
I can't identify the green shield with two gold stripes at present.  I wonder if these are the arms of a town or city somewhere in the Belgium / Netherlands / north-western Germany area ?

What is the item this display is on ? It might give a clue to the origin.

Maec

Title: Re: identifying a coat of arms/crest
Post by: Mart 'n' Al on Saturday 19 October 19 11:40 BST (UK)

I have had a great interest in heraldry since childhood, but I always think a spread Eagle looks like a spatchcock chicken.

Martin

Title: Re: identifying a coat of arms/crest
Post by: LRSxCOBRA on Saturday 19 October 19 16:27 BST (UK)

Quote from: MaecW on Saturday 19 October 19 11:26 BST (UK)

Not my area of expertise, but the right hand shield, the red eagle on a white background, looks to be the Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire (old style). Of the two parts of the left hand shield the black lion on a gold background is most commonly seen as the arms of Flanders, although there are other users.
I can't identify the green shield with two gold stripes at present.  I wonder if these are the arms of a town or city somewhere in the Belgium / Netherlands / north-western Germany area ?

What is the item this display is on ? It might give a clue to the origin.

Maec

It is a button from a uniform of some kind i would assume maybe military but i could be wrong. it has the year 1692 on it with a six in a circle at the bottom of the shields and above it has a crown.
 
thanks
 
 

Title: Re: identifying a coat of arms/crest
Post by: davidbappleton on Friday 25 October 19 22:32 BST (UK)

I was going to make a comment, but realized I had the tinctures of the field and charge reversed. Sorry about that!