Crests hold more historical significance than you might think. In medieval countries with a monarchy, the king would bestow a family crest or coat of arms on higher-class families and his knights.

Although some people refer to a “family crest” and a “coat of arms” interchangeably, there is a difference. A crest is an element or part of a coat of arms, but not the entire arms.

As the Bercows unveil their boastful coat of arms, the vulgar truth about family crests. By A N WILSON Updated: 19:42 EDT, 30 November 2011 ...

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After discovering that her ancestor had invented his own coat of arms in the 16th century, Mattie Kahn enlisted jeweler Briony Raymond to turn the family crest into a modern heirloom.

The "cathedra," or bishop's chair is embroidered with his and the diocese's adjoined coats of arms at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Photo made Tuesday April 12, 2022. Kim Brent/The Enterprise ...

Coats of arms (or, more accurately heraldic achievements) originated around the eleventh century to identify military units and over the centuries began to be used as logos for families of note ...

YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland ...

Coats of arms date to the 12th Century, where they were first worn on battle shields. They were adopted by members of the royal family and spread among the wider nobility, granted by the monarch ...