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 ...

The first time I saw the crest, I was nine. I understood what was being explained to me—that the coat of arms belonged to the Rapoports, which meant it belonged to me. But I had a hard time grasping ...

This is how to find out what your family's coat of arms looks like and what to do if you don't already have one... although it could cost you TRADITION dictates that a coat of arms is held by one ...

A chatty coat of arms? According to the French, it is. Known as arms parlant or ‘canting’ arms, these shorthand emblems of identification play a visual pun on the family surname. It is up to the ...

A golden example of the city's heritage on the side entrance to Guildhall on Copenhagen Street Worcester has won an award for displaying its coats of arms in more than 2,000 places around the city ...