Heart shield

Example of a heart shield: The yellow-red family coat of arms of those of Liechtenstein in the princely coat of arms of Liechtenstein

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