A heraldic authority is defined as an office or institution which has been established by a reigning monarch or a government to deal with heraldry in the...

Canadian Heraldic Authority (CHA; French: Autorité héraldique du Canada) is part of the Canadian honours system under the Canadian monarch, whose authority is...

best-known branch of heraldry, concerns the design and transmission of the heraldic achievement. The achievement, or armorial bearings usually includes a coat...

on arms granted by Garter Principal King of Arms, or whether other heraldic authority suffices. Further, as arms may be legitimately adopted upon an armiger's...

commonly used for arms granted to Aboriginal Canadians by the Canadian Heraldic Authority, or the Nguni shield used in African heraldry (likewise, Christian...

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on...

widespread use of white for argent, some heraldic authorities have suggested the existence of white as a distinct heraldic colour. Five colours have been recognized...

office who pursue an official personal coat of arms from the Canadian Heraldic Authority. Presently, seven former prime ministers have official coats of arms...

Christianity, the Crusades, feudal aristocracy, and monarchy of the time. Heraldic tradition fully developed in the 13th century, and it flourished and developed...

the senior rank of an officer of arms. In many heraldic traditions, only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings and sometimes certify...

for limited use in 1987. The arms are registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority and protected under Crown copyright; they are used to signify national...

Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24. Canadian Heraldic Authority. "Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada". Friar, Stephen...

There is no official heraldic authority for private arms in Denmark. Most insignia used by municipalities are regulated by the Heraldic Consultant to the...

Canada was patriated from the heraldic authorities in England and Scotland, with the formation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, which now has exclusive...

Heraldic Authority. March 20, 2008. "Proposed Flag for Canada: Gérard Gallienne, 1931". Office of the Governor General of Canada: Canadian Heraldic Authority...

specific major state occasions, such as a coronation. The Canadian Heraldic Authority has created the position of "Herald of Arms Emeritus" with which to...

September 1957, 71 Stat. 89, which delineated the authority of the Secretary of the Army to furnish heraldic services to military departments and other branches...

central heraldic authority has existed in Portugal. However, some sectorial heraldic authorities were later established. In 1930, the Heraldic Section...

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct...

its own heraldic authority which grants or records arms, though the College of Arms in London claims to be "the official heraldic authority for ... Australia"...

vexillology, a heraldic flag is a flag containing coats of arms, heraldic badges, or other devices used for personal identification. Heraldic flags include...

countries, particularly those in which there is no official heraldic control or authority. Such appointments are also still made in Scotland, where four...

O'Shea. Consideration was given in 1975 to establishing an independent heraldic authority in New Zealand. In particular there were proposals for a new provincial...

Design". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 4 January 2024. "Emily Carr University of Art + Design". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 4 January...

independent heraldic authority which grants or records arms, though the College of Arms in London claims to be "the official heraldic authority for...New...

junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon...

1844. It also serves as the heraldic authority for the Belgian nobility. It does so alongside the two other heraldic authorities of Belgium: the Council of...

after its amalgamation in 1998. The arms were granted by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 11 January 1999. The coat of arms can be described as follows:...

Belgian heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in the Kingdom of Belgium and the Belgian colonial empire but...

from Education to the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. The State Heraldic Museum was housed in the Genealogical Office until its closure in 2007...