Anvil (heraldry)
The anvil is a common figure in heraldry and is found in many coats of arms . The anvil is often depicted together with other heraldic figures. It is seldom alone in the coat of arms and even more rarely in large numbers. The anvil, sometimes shown with a hammer, symbolizes the craft of the blacksmith . The blacksmith's trade shaped a community for centuries. It was an activity of the armory or important partner of the agriculture and horse industry . The anvil can be in the well-known heraldic colors in the coat of arms, but black, gold and silver are preferred.
A rare and hardly changed coat of arms is that of the city of Ruhla . Here a blacksmith is shown in front behind an anvil while working a horseshoe (temporarily working with a sword and knife ). Many legends and stories about its origins are entwined around this coat of arms. Another example is the coat of arms of Heiligenhaus or that of Moncey . Mezőkovácsháza shows the assortment of a blacksmith's shop. In Noormarkku , a squirrel is sitting on the tool.
Individual proof
- ↑ Heinz Machatscheck: Entertaining heraldry. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1981, p. 100.
