had the idea for the new coat of arms when he retired last year. He said: “I wanted something different, more lively and energetic and less official looking, so I commissioned this painting.

But before you worry if you'll be approved you may want to look at the cost. A personal coat of arms and crest cost £6,075, while an impersonal non-profit organisation can get there's for £12,775.

Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms features a shield divided into two sections, each carrying deep symbolic meaning. The upper section displays a white lily against a blue background, symbolizing purity ...

coronets have been replaced by crowns and the Prince of Wales’ coat of arms, featured alongside Major Shand’s arms on a central shield, has been superseded by the sovereign’s arms.

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

Standing a whopping 335ft and weighing some 560 tonnes, the 'Motherland' statue depicts an imposing woman - known colloquially as 'Baba', or 'Grandma' - holding a shield and sword aloft above her ...

President Thabo Mbeki’s office approached the Rock Art Research Institute because they wanted an indigenous rock art image to grace the coat of arms of the new South Africa. (The old shield had ...