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5 unusual facts about Heraldic authority


Heraldic authority

It does not include private societies or enterprises which design and/or register coats of arms.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - all matters concerning the Coat of arms of Norway (Norwegian: Riksvåpenet = Coat of arms of the realm)

Carolina Herald was an English herald responsible for heraldry in Carolina in colonial times, early and mid 18th Century.

Vlaamse Heraldische Raad (Flemish Heraldic Council) (1984– ) – grants non-noble personal, official, municipal, and corporate arms within the Flemish Community of Belgium.

Heraldry societies

Heraldic authorities, which have been established by reigning monarchs or governments, are dealt with in a separate article.



see also

Bursey

Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa, Canada

Canadian heraldry

Two years later, on 4 June 1988, then-Governor General Jeanne Sauvé authorised the creation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, made possible by letters patent signed by Queen Elizabeth II, on the advice of her Canadian Privy Council, and presented by her son, Prince Edward.