Snail (heraldry)
The coat of arms figure worm appears in the heraldry in a completely contrarian view. Once it is a heraldic animal and usually appears with a house in the coat of arms . As a heraldic animal, the snail is often used as the talking coat of arms in many family crests of families with the spelling Schneck or Schnegg. In Schneckenhausen's coat of arms it is also speaking. The other time it is a herald's picture and resembles a rolled over wave. The snail cut named after the picture is also known as a spiral staircase cut. It is a helical line running from the edge of the shield to the center. It is not uncommon for it to be presented in two different tinctures . The top can be covered with leaves. Depending on the rolled tip, a distinction is made between left and right snails. The picture Walchsee shows a right snail. The snail cut , the snail stand and the snail quadrangle are also derived from this herald's picture as the basic motif .
Examples
Heraldic animal snail
Snail shell: coat of arms city Wil SG (Switzerland)
Snail heraldic image
natural representation: Campione d'Italia
literature
- Snail (Heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
- Snail Shell (Heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
