Made this with only Canva (and CoA Maker)

Coat of Arms of the Cao de Benós de Les surname, a rare triple-barrelled surname originating from the towns of Benós and Les in the Aran Valley (historically part of the county of Ribagorza in Aragon, and today in Lleida, Catalonia). This is an ancient and well-known hidalgo lineage, with records dating back centuries in the Chamber of Castile and the Crown of Aragon. From this family tree come the barons of Les and the marquesses of Rosalmonte, with branches spreading out to southern France and Antequera in Málaga, where one line linked up with the last heir of the counts of Argelejo. Plus, various branches have historically held the Grandeeship of Spain (Grandeza de España). 

The barons of Les were legendary for their fierce loyalty to the crown through centuries of wars, from the conquest of the Kingdom of Sobrarbe all the way through the reigns of James I, James II, Philip IV, Carlos II, and the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. During that last conflict, they were one of the very few families in Catalonia who stood by Philip V of Bourbon, taking a lot of heat while defending their rights against the allied armies of Austria and Germany. Because of all that loyalty, they earned the honorary title of "the Loyal" (leal). Special shoutout to Don Ramón Cao de Benós, who proved his absolute grit during the 25-year war against France. 

As for the shield itself, it is a party per pale layout. The first side features a field of gold with a rampant lion in gules, contourned and sinistered by a rootless green cypress. The second side features a field of azure with a gold lion next to a silver tower, topped with a silver crescent moon and three silver stars. It is all wrapped in a silver bordure carrying the family speaking motto in black letters: "Conserve tu lealtad Cao de Benós", which translates to preserve your loyalty Cao de Benós. 

According to data from Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE), this triple-barrelled surname is still kept as a first surname by 5 people.

This particular version of the CoA is inspired by the historical illustrations found in Francisco Pifferer's Nobiliario de los Reinos y Señoríos de España from 1858. I created this rendition recently, inspired by those classic armorial plates. 

Hope you like it ✌🏻💯 I will be sharing more designs I made some time ago very soon.

Found these two in the same street, I would love to know whom or what they belong to!

Found in a church in Belgium.

Hi everyone!

I’m Indonesian, and I’ve recently been working on designing a coat of arms for my family. We don’t have a European heraldic background, but I’ve always admired the tradition of heraldry and how families can preserve their identities, histories, and values through symbols passed down through generations.

My family already has an emblem inspired by the Japanese kamon, representing an eye and a flower. We use it on our family signet rings, and I wanted to incorporate it into a more traditional European-style heraldic achievement without changing the original symbol.

For the shield, I chose three pairs of spectacles Argent on an Azure field, arranged in bend. My family has been involved in the optical business for over two decades, so spectacles seemed like a natural and meaningful charge. I also wanted something simple and recognisable rather than an elaborate shield filled with unrelated symbols.

The crest features our existing family emblem, while the mantling follows the Azure and Argent colour scheme.

The motto, CONSTANTIA ET PRUDENTIA, means roughly “Steadfastness and Prudence.” These represent two values I wanted to associate with my family: perseverance through adversity and discernment in making decisions.

There’s quite a bit of family history behind those values, particularly ancestors who experienced considerable hardship but continued to support their families and remain faithful to their convictions.

I’ve tried to follow traditional heraldic conventions while creating something that reflects my family’s own identity, rather than claiming any European noble ancestry.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, particularly on the heraldic correctness, composition, and whether anything could be improved.
Thanks!

Coat of arms from somewhere in eastern germany

Those are my personnal (modern) coat of arms. They are a bit shitty because Inkscape and I are not good friends...
I do have some ancesters which had their own, but I'm from a minor branch of a minor branch etc..., so here you go.
The guivre is a symbol of my part of town (downtown Provins has the guivre, and uptown has a dragon), and the rest is more convictions and religion on a personnal level.
As for the motto : Festina Lente ("Je me hâte lentement", in french).

The french description would go like :
De pourpre au chevron versé d'or chargé d'un serpent ondoyant de sinople, accompagné en chef d'une croix recroisetée au pied fiché d'argent, la croisée chargée d'une rose de gueules boutonnée d'or, et en pointe de deux fleurs de lys d'argent posées en pal, rangées en fasce

If I made a mistake (I haven't done heraldry in nearly 10 years), feel free to tell me ^^

Hi, I'm here again. I read the opinions from last time and I just want some feedback on the three designs I proposed. What do you think?

The coat of arms of the boroughs use party par pale, with the white cross on red field with the five blue lions for the five boroughs on the left and each borough's own symbolism is in the field on the right.

Brooklyn

From the Dutch for "broken land" the field holds a green field over wavy white and blue pattern to symbolise the wetlands that were there before the borough.

Bronx

The likely origin of he name is a Scandinavian settler with the surname of Broncks which means spring or fountain. The firld on the right is black with three fountains in vertical.

Manhattan

From the Lenape word likely meaning "the place to gather wood for bows" the field is chechy white and gold to symbolise the boroughs wealth and grid layout with a bow overimposed on it.

Queens

The borough is named after Queen Catherine of Aragon. Her coat of arms was way too complicated so I simplified it to hold just the vertical bars of Aragon.

Staten Island

The borough's name comes from "the State's island" in Dutch, so the field holds the banner of the Royal Dutch banner - blue cross on orange field.

After several iterations that I wasn't happy with and some recommendations, I finally finished my complete set of Heraldic Symbols

• Complete Coat of Arms
• Plain Shield
• Badge
• Crest
• Standard

The first time I came across the blazon was a few years ago and I immediately thought it was a bright example of a firm heraldic design. I especially like the idea of using two tinctures, having simple charges in the shield and the crest that's a combination of only two elements.

If you ask me, simplicity is the key!