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. On a coat of arms, ...

The first time I saw the crest, I was nine. I understood what was being explained to me—that the coat of arms belonged to the Rapoports, which meant it belonged to me. But I had a hard time grasping ...

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, ...

I say "real," because a search for " [surname] crest" or " [surname] coat of arms" returns hundreds of online stores and such that all seem to use one or two common templates for their crests, with ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband’s family has a coat of arms that was granted to one of their ancestors in the 1700s. My husband had it engraved in a seal he uses when mailing something important, such ...

A golden example of the city's heritage on the side entrance to Guildhall on Copenhagen Street Worcester has won an award for displaying its coats of arms in more than 2,000 places around the city ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new website, Sussex.com, stirred speculations on whether a royal crest was featured in the revamped website. The website's homepage stated, "The Office of Prince Harry ...