Pan (heraldry)

Three pans in the coat of arms of the Spanish municipality of Padilla de Abajo

The pan is a rare common figure in heraldry . It is heraldically simple and can be of any color. Only the description of the coat of arms determines the pan precisely, because there is a separate shape for each area of ​​application. (e.g .: salt pan ) In general, however, it is about the kitchen utensil.

The coat of arms figure is suitable for a talking coat of arms of the families called pan.

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  A pan with fried food in a shield and a coat of arms in a historical coat of arms

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  Coat of arms of Sertã with a black pan in the head of the shield

literature

• Otto Titan von Hefner : Handbook of theoretical and practical heraldry. Part 1: Theoretical Heraldry. Heraldisches Institut, Munich 1861, p. 97  - Internet Archive
• Pan (Heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki