Heart shield
In heraldry, the heart shield is an even smaller shield placed in the middle of a quartered or multi-field coat of arms or a central shield .
This shield often shows the house, family or tribe coat of arms .
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry - From Apple Cross to Twin Bars . 2nd unchanged edition. Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf 2006, ISBN 978-3-86646-010-2 .
Web links
- Heart shield in www.welt-der-wappen.de
- Heart shield in the Heraldry Wiki