Chain (heraldry)
The chain is not widely used as a coat of arms in heraldry .
As a common figure in the coat of arms , only a few representations are significant. Some chain links of the real chain are shown, mostly limited to three or four links in the coat of arms . The wickerwork of linked chain strands, as found in the coat of arms of Navarre , is popular. In this coat of arms the structure is also referred to as a Navarra chain . This emerged from the network of coins around the 14th century. It is shown in the Gelres' Register of Arms . The assignment of a shield border (the upper edge of the shield can be left out) along with a circumferential chain is common. Even just following the edge of the sign is a popular option. The chain links can take all shapes of round, wide and long. Mixed chain link strengths can also be found in the coats of arms. The tinging is predominantly gold or silver.
The symbolism of the chain in the coat of arms is often the liberation from a rule. In the national coat of arms of the Republic of Austria , the representation can be seen on the eagle 's claws. A piece of broken chain hangs down from each eagle's catch.
The order-dependent chains that are placed around the shield and bear the order of the coat of arms have a particularly ornate shape . Here these are counted among the gems .
Examples
Kettenheim
In Slber a blue pole, above it a black chain cut in a ring.
Hau
in blue a gold chain with seven links and five Antonius crosses. In the head of the shield there are three links on either side, alternating an Antonius cross and a chain link. In the base of the shield there is a golden bell with a clapper suspended from an Antonius cross.
Alt-Lotte
In red, a silver five-part crown adorned with a silver cross, two silver chains attached with a cross each in front and behind; a silver lily pad in the base of the shield.
Ruppichteroth
Under a red shield head, which is set off by a wavy dividing line and contains the words MONS PRAECLARE in silver letters, in a silver field a left-facing red crescent, between which a red eight-pointed cross stands in such a way that the left and vertical cross arms the Touch the crescent moon, including the two halves of a torn black chain.
Individual proof
- ↑ a b Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1985, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 .
