Finnish Heraldry - Some Basic Vocabulary

Some Basic Vocabulary

Tincture Heraldic name Finnish name
Metals
Gold/Yellow Or kulta/keltainen
Silver/White Argent hopea/valkoinen
Colours
Blue Azure sininen
Red Gules punainen
Black Sable musta
Green Vert vihreä
  • heraldry = heraldiikka
  • coat of arms = vaakuna
  • coat of arms of a noble family = aatelisvaakuna
  • burgher arms = porvarisvaakuna
Example
English name Parted per fess Parted per pale Parted per bend sinister Parted quarterly Parted quarterly with a heart
Finnish name katkoinen halkoinen vastalohkoinen nelijakoinen nelijakoinen ja sydänkilpi

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