Personal / family / city
YOU CAN HAVE THE COAT OF ARMS  TOO

If you want to preserve the family tradition of your ancestors, or to leave to your future generations the legacy of your personal mark, the tradition which begins with you, the modern graphic comunication and applied graphic can help you, in traditional style of visual symbolic expression. Shortly to say - it is the Coat of Arms. Perhaps you could have the Coat of Arms of your own . The Coat of Arms is a part of our tradition and identity, a part of our repressed tradition, but tradition which we can bring back now. Personal or family Coat of Arms is something that belongs only to you, the reflection of your identity, your personality, your success, or the success of your ancients. That is the artistic presentation which represents only yourself, and that you could be recognized by. Did you know that you do not have to be of noble origin to be in position to have the Coat of Arms?
 

ABOUT THE COAT OF ARMS

The Coat of Arms is tradition of all nations of western Europe, where they were firstly adopted in XII century, as well as the Bysanth and our teritories, where they were adopted in XIV century. The first use of Coat of Arms was to help identifiy competitors in tournaments, when the head, the face and the whole body was covered by armour. Soon after, the Coat of Arms began to appear as the artistic-symbolic identifications of feudal families and persons (at the shield, armour, dress, etc.) The full intensity of use of Coat of Arms was during the Crusades.
The Coat of Arms basically consists of the shield, with the picture, helmet, the crest, the mantling, the motto, the supporters, and other elements. In the composition could be used the presentation of the decorations (former the signs of the knight's orders) usually shown arround the shield. The shield is the only neccessary part of the Coat of Arms, while the other elements could, or could not be used. The picture at the shield could be composed of geometrical shapes, animals, mythologic creatures, plants, etc. and the relations of colors and shapes are strictly determined by heraldic rules. The symbols used today may consist sometimes of modern visual presentations but it is recommended to preserve the spirit of tradition.

In case you are interested in ordering the Coat of Arms, I am at your disposal.
Sincerely,

Tihomir Ačanski
the member of Serbian Heraldic Society

11050 Beograd
ul. Danice Marković 9
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tel. +381 11 288-7-438
e-mail: achansky@bitsyu.net