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1 The Queen of Canada has delegated her prerogative to grant armorial bearings to the ________.

2 A ________, or papal church also gets a coat of arms, which is usually displayed on the building.

3 Among the states ruled by communist regimes, coats of arms resembling the Soviet design were adopted in all the ________ states except Czechoslovakia and Poland.

4 The ________ is situated at Rideau Hall.

5 For instance, the mon of the powerful ________ simply consisted of three leaves.

6 Some ________ came from armigerous (noble) families; others adopted coats of arms during their career in the church.

7 An example in recent use is the logo of ________ corporation which started as a shipping and maritime enterprise and whose emblem is based on a water chestnut derived from its maritime history with a military naval influence.

8 [5] The author Helen Stuart argues that some coats of arms were a form of corporate ________.

9 In the heraldic traditions of ________ and Scotland an individual, rather than a family, had a coat of arms.

10 Since 1989, some of the ex-________, such as Romania, have resumed their former arms, often with only the symbols of monarchy removed.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the coat of arms of Brook Watson featured his leg which he had lost in a shark attack?
  • the Italian mountain Cimon della Pala appears on the coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza (pictured)?
  • the English herald Ralph Brooke tricked Sir William Segar into granting a coat of arms to a London hangman?
  • in almost 100 years of existence, Ireland King of Arms granted only three coats of arms?
  • Rideau was the first Canadian company to be granted its own coat of arms by The Heraldic Authority?
  • British paediatrician June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury is commemorated in the coat of arms of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, as a supporter holding a staff of Aesculapius entwined with a double helix rather than the traditional snake?
  • Corippo, despite being a contender for Switzerland's smallest municipality with a population of only 17, has its own website, coat of arms, mayor and town council?
  • Emily Helen Butterfield was Michigan's first licensed female architect, and designed many college fraternity and sorority crests thanks to her interest in heraldry?
  • Garter King of Arms William Segar (pictured) was imprisoned for confirming a coat of arms to someone who was not a gentleman?
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