Submit Arms

Whether to enrol a member’s arms is entirely at the Heraldry Society’s discretion.

If you wish to have your arms included then you:

• must be a member of the Heraldry Society;
• must be legally entitled to bear arms, if you live where arms are governed by law;
• should, if you live elsewhere, have a history of the use of the arms, or have registered them.

In this submission you affirm:

1. your full name;
2. your email address (in case of queries);
3. your Heraldry Society membership number;
4. the blazon of the shield;
5. the blazon of any crest, including the colours of any wreath or mantling;
6. your motto (with translation into English where appropriate);
7. your authority or documentation for these arms, providing either:
   • details of the grant, certification or matriculation of arms:
     • whether the College of Arms, the Court of the Lord Lyon, Canadian Heraldic Authority, etc.;
     • the date and reference of the grant, certificate, matriculation, etc. and the agent involved.
   • or: which Registry, College or Society has registered your arms, with date and other relevant data;
     • organisations which grant, certify or register arms may be found listed on our links pages;
   • or: documentary evidence of the use of the arms by you or your forebears.
8. if your arms are assumed, that they are new and original, and not in use by any unrelated family, individual or other entity;
9. the name of the artist of the artwork that has been submitted.

• In the Notes field, you may add other information, such as:
  • a brief background for the design;
  • other heraldic elements such as supporters, badges or standards.
• You must also include an image of your arms:
  • preferably at least 500 pixels by 500 pixels;
  • the background should be pure white;
  • JPEG or PNG are the best formats, but to ensure clean and crisp details don’t compress the image too much;
  • if you are not able to produce a good image yourself, please use the best photograph of an example you can make.

We expect all enrolled Arms to meet accepted standards of heraldic design and artwork.