Coat of Arms · 1464
Jehan Leclerc de Pulligny
c. 1410, c. 1465
Arms granted upon ennoblement, 1464
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Gules, two fesses or intertwined with seven bezants argent, placed 3, 3 and 1. Crest: a dexter hand vested in gold holding a human head with long hair and beard of the same in its natural form, and a long ermine banner hanging from the said dexter hand.
In Plain English
A field of or, argent, gules, ermine. Bearing fesse, bezants, hand, severed head, ermine pattern, banner. Surmounted by a crest above the shield. Full blazon: Gules, two fesses or intertwined with seven bezants argent, placed 3, 3 and 1. Crest: a dexter hand vested in gold holding a human head with long hair and beard of the same in its natural form, and a long ermine banner hanging from the said dexter hand.
Tinctures & Their Meanings
Or
Gold, generosity and elevation of mind.
Argent
Silver, peace, sincerity and nobility of intent.
Gules
Red, military fortitude, magnanimity and the warrior.
Ermine
Ermine fur, sovereignty and the dignity of rank.
Charges & Symbolism
Fesse
A horizontal band across the centre, the military belt of honour given for service.
Bezants
Gold roundels, wealth, just dealing and Crusader service in the East.
Hand
Faith, sincerity and justice, a pledge of loyalty.
Severed head
A victory in single combat, a feat of arms remembered in the crest.
Ermine pattern
Dignity of sovereign rank, the fur of princes and great judges.
Banner
Distinguished military service, the right to lead men under one's own standard.
Estates & Seigneuries
- Sieur de Pulligny
