This was simply a way of making a knight look taller, more ferocious and impressive. Over time, additional items became parts of a coat of arms: mottos (which were originally battle cries) depicted on ...

Coats of arms are typically made up of a shield that has "supporters" on either side. In the case of Hamilton's design, the pūkeko are in the supporter position. A helmet, wreath, motto and a ...

The University Arms, whose background colour is azure ... and the White Rose of York denotes the University’s home county. The scroll carries the motto of Firth College, Rerum Cognoscere Causas (To ...

The Falklands’ coat of arms motto is precisely “Desire the right” in honor to Davis and includes an image of his vessel ‘Desire’. Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting ...