During the Fiesta de Santa Fe every summer, many attendees might notice wooden, shield-shaped objects hanging from the outsides of buildings around the Plaza. These objects are known as coats of arms ...

What’s more, the Crown is “no simple ornament,” but the symbol of sovereignty in the Canadian constitution. By having a crown in its coat of arms, Quebec was claiming a direct link to the British ...

Creating a coat of arms has become a new luxury symbol. Heraldic symbols have been a thing among nobility since the Middle Ages, with many existing coats of arms dating back centuries. But more ...

Bexar County and San Antonio each have an official coat of arms. The county’s heraldic bearings are on the uniforms of sheriff's deputies and the fire marshal. San Antonio used to have the original ...