- When the
field (or a charge) is
described as semé or semy (occasionally
semee) of a sub-ordinary or
other charge, it is
depicted as
being scattered (literally...
- SUPPORTERS: Dexter, a
leopard Sable semée of
roundels Or and
grasping in the
interior paw a
quill Or; Sinister, a
leopard Or
semée of
roundels Sable and grasping...
-
crosswise the
dexter and
sinister ones
pointing to the
center azure each
semée of
plates (a
field argent with five
escutcheons azure forming a cross, the...
- and
azure (effectively a
field azure semée with
lozenges or)
Lozengy azure and or (effectively a
field or
semée with
lozenges azure) A
lozengy shield...
-
chief between the
partitions Supporters Dexter: a
Panther guardant Argent semée of
Torteaux and
Hurts flames issuant from the
mouth and ears proper; Sinister:...
-
chained Or.
Supporters On the
dexter a
wyvern Azure semee of
lozenges Or on the
sinister a lion
Gules semee of grid
irons Gold.
Motto Devant Si Je Puis...
-
royal arms by
Charles V of
France to show
three fleurs-de-lis
instead of
semee de lis,
possibly to
symbolize the Holy Trinity. The
reasons for
other changes...
- franc-quartier gules,
semee of fleurs-de-lis azure); the city of
Thouars adopted the same coat of arms but with the
tinctures reversed, viz. azure,
semee of fleurs-de-lis...
- fleur-de-lis
painted on the Virgin's blue veil
parallel the
heraldic azure,
semée de lis, or of the
French royal coat of arms and the most
likely explanation...
- quarterly, I and IV:
gules a star of
eight points argent; II and III: azure,
semée of
fleurs de lys or (Baux); third:
barry argent and azure,
overall a lion...
