Cannon (heraldry)
The cannon , also occasionally described as a cannon in the coat of arms, is a coat of arms figure in modern heraldry .
Presentation and use
Almost without exception, the gun from the early days, when ammunition was still spherical, is shown.
The coat of arms figure is often found in Swedish and Russian heraldry, for example in the coat of arms of Smolensk , relating to the first cannon shot in Russia in 1393, in the coat of arms it has been found since the 17th century. In German coats of arms it appears only in family coats of arms after 1850 of officers and generals who took part in the wars that followed. The inclusion in the coat of arms should improve their actions. This heraldic figure is more common on the symbols of traditional and rifle clubs, almost speaking it is common in the badges of military artillery associations . Occasionally, like other weapons, it symbolizes the local armaments industry .
The representation of the weapon in the coat of arms has two basic forms. One time only the gun barrel aimed primarily to the right and the other time a gun barrel with a mount . The timing is variable and details are greatly simplified. The free space in the coat of arms is often filled with stacked ammunition in the form of bullets . The cannon is also used as an armature outside of the escutcheon . One example is the coat of arms of Haiti .
Examples
Gondomar , Pontevedra Province , Spain: crossed swords over a cannon
Departamento del Atlántico , Colombia: A naturally depicted cannon
Pornic , France, Loire-Atlantique (old coat of arms): an anchor crossed and topped with a cannon barrel
Joroinen , Finland: a bull's head, around three cannon balls (1 and 2)
Vlagtwedde , Netherlands: with sheaf - the cannon stands for the nearby fortress Bourtange
- Military heraldry
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 220.
- Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development - elements - motifs - design. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 271.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official symbols of Smolensk region ( Memento of the original dated June 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , admin.smolensk.ru (English)