Heraldic summer quiz 2 – answers

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In an attempt to be organised the answers for last week’s quiz are below. I hope that the captions are clear to read.

  1. Starting with some charges based on shape -bezant = circle or disc, mullet = star, lozenge = diamond and annulet= ‘little ring’
mullet
lozenge
annulet
bezant

2) Lion charges

Scotland
Guernsey – the sprig is called a Rameau
England

3) County coats of arms – in some cases with some rather wonderful crests.

Suffolk
County Durham
Warwickshire
Rutland
Essex
Lincolnshire
East Sussex
Derbyshire
Caernarfonshire
Clwyd
Dyfed
Gloucestershire
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