Thread: How about an SRP coat of arms?

Originally Posted by Kees

This is our family's coat af arms.
On the left a Friesian Eagle.

Nice one, Kees. It must be pretty ancient - marshalling by dimidation dates from the earlier days of Heraldry.

Originally Posted by malaverdiere

Nice one, Kees. It must be pretty ancient - marshalling by dimidation dates from the earlier days of Heraldry.

It is fun to have a family coat of arms but is pretty useless these days. I does not make me an aristocrat by any stretch of the imagination. In the Netherlands the coats of arms of the aristocracy are protected by some sort of legislation and the Council of the Aristocracy but those of the lesser mortals like myself are not protected, many aren't even registered. My father used to wear a signet ring with our coat of arms, but being stingy as he was never felt the need to give me one. I never felt the urge to wear his after he passed away. I have given one to my eldest daughter for her 21st birthday. It is perfectly legal in this country to have one designed for you or design one yourself.

The picture I posted earlier is a copy of an older picture that my father's brother drew when he was young, before WW II. My grandmother used to have it on the chimneypiece.

Your right, then we might start seeing different levels of registration based on your pedigree.....