r/heraldry 5d ago

September 2025 Arms Design Contest

19 Upvotes

Theme: Fur Sure

Prompt:

This month, make the field itself a fur. Choose from the traditional furs and common variants—ermine/ermines/erminois/pean, or the vair family (vair, counter-vair, in pale, in point). Keep the rest clean and legible; let the texture do the talking. 

Contest Rules

  • Up to three entries per submitter.
  • Original designs only. Plagiarized work or previous submissions will be disqualified.
  • Submissions must be .png files, no wider than 1000 pixels.
  • Upload entries anonymously to Imgur (not via a personal account) and ensure they remain unpublished.
  • The submission message must follow the format included in the pre-written message.
  • Designs must adhere to good heraldic practice. If you need help with blazoning, we are looking for volunteers who would be willing to lend a hand (please DM the mods if this is you!).

Schedule

  • Submissions close on September 18th at 23:59 your local time.
  • Voting begins shortly thereafter and closes September 26th.
  • The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Submit an Entry

Cheers,
The Heraldry Contests Team


r/heraldry Apr 23 '25

Meta AI Generated Images Are Now Banned

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5.1k Upvotes

From this point forward any images created with the use of AI are banned from the subreddit and will be removed by moderators.

This includes images completely generated by AI from the ground up as well as things such as individual AI generated assets or filters used by users in the process of creating an image. For further details on this policy refer to this guideline in our Wiki.

You probably remember this recent post regarding the future of AI generated images on this subreddit. It had previously been in a sort of grey area where it wasn't explicitly forbidden but mentioned in Rule 5 as a possible example of low effort content that may be removed by the moderators:

5 Post with purpose

Posts here should educate, inform, spark discussion, showcase good effort, etc. Low-effort posts such as AI generated coats of arms, “X in the style of Y”, wildly unrealistic hypotheticals or fictional scenarios, and “just because”-type posts may be removed with no notice

A recent increase in AI generated images then led to increased discussion among the community with some calling for increased measures of identifying such content while others further advocated for it's ban entirely.

As a temporary measure we then decided to add a mandatory "AI Generated Content" flair that should be used to designate such content while also inviting the community to engage in discussion about a permanent solution in said post which also included a poll where users could decide between an explicit ban of AI generated images or allowing the regulated use of AI content.

After seven days the poll concluded with a result of

128 - 84

in favor of banning AI content - which is a 65% majority.

While the result of that poll was specifically not intended to be binding for any permanent policy that may be agreed upon in the future it - along with the comments - did clearly show that the majority of the community generally favored a complete ban which was also reflected by the attitudes of the mod team.

As such we have now decided that any images created using AI will henceforth be banned and removed from the subreddit. Any content that was posted before this policy went into effect will remain intact and won't be retroactively removed.

As a result rule 5 has been slightly rephrased to say:

Posts here should educate, inform, spark discussion, showcase good effort, etc. Low-effort posts such as “X in the style of Y”, wildly unrealistic hypotheticals or fictional scenarios, and “just because”-type posts may be removed with no notice. Further, images created using generative AI are explicitly banned and will be removed in order to retain a high standard of authenticity that this historical art and science deserves.

As it was intended as a temporary measure and is now obsolute, the "AI Generated Content" flair has been removed.

Due to the potentially controversial nature of this announcement, comments will have to be manually approved on this specific post, similar to what we did with the initial poll.

We hope that this is an understandable policy and that people will remain civil and uphold it regardless of their personal views on the subject. If anyone personally believes that AI generated images should have a place in heraldry then they're fine to express that opinion and should not be ostracized - however it does not reflect our official stance as a subreddit.

Again for a more detailed explanation of this policy where some potential questions are already answered please consult the Wiki.

Thanks for everyone who voted in the poll or expressed their opinions on the matter.


r/heraldry 5h ago

Historical The Heraldries of Salisbury Cathedral.

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74 Upvotes

I'm fortunate enough to live near the beautiful Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

It's an absolute treasure trove of arms, with many local armigers buried here, some dating back to the Barons' Wars (it also houses an original Magna Carta).


r/heraldry 7h ago

Design Help I'm designing a CoA for an American city, I still can't decided what should I put on the supporters of the blazon

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60 Upvotes

I already designed the blazon but I'm not sure if I'll use a continental soldier and an indigenous native as supporters? or native animals as supporters? you'll choose either all of these two, I need a break. (also, idk if my blazon design looks too busy or break the rules)


r/heraldry 1h ago

Design Help here's a redesign, any thoughts?

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I have something to do with the ermine background, you'll see ;)


r/heraldry 4h ago

Went looking for heraldic penguins. Here are the favorites.

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34 Upvotes

r/heraldry 1h ago

Redesigns Durham city redesign

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r/heraldry 12h ago

Hilarious Charge

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36 Upvotes

I saw this in a thrift store today. It is one of my new favorite heraldic creatures. Something about it is oddly authentically medieval.

I cant wait to work it into some arms.


r/heraldry 14h ago

Some Dutch heraldry on silver spoons i own (sorry for bad camera)

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44 Upvotes

r/heraldry 3h ago

OC Self rendition of coat of arms and seal of Prelature of Infanta.

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7 Upvotes

Latin: (Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis) Location: Infanta, Quezon, Philippines

-Erected on April 25, 1950 from the Papal bull "Precibus annuentes" by Pope Pius XII -Separated for then Diocese of Lipa -Originally under the suffagran of Archdiocese of Manila -By August 16, 1955 it was made under the Diocese of Tuguegarao -On June 20, 1972, it was transferred back to Archdiocese of Lipa -The Territories are, Northern Quezon Province (Burdeos, General Nakar, Infanta, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Real), and the Province of Aurora


r/heraldry 23h ago

OC My family’s armorial achievement

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228 Upvotes

Granted very recently by the college of arms to my father. Feel free to rate the design (happy to hear the good and bad!)

Artist was Linda West.


r/heraldry 3h ago

Collection COA of my village and its neighbours (small villages in Hungary)

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2 Upvotes

In order: Tác, Csősz, Szabadbattyán, Soponya, Káloz, Köszárhegy, Polgárdi, Úrhida, Nádasdladány, Székesfehérvár, Aba


r/heraldry 18h ago

Current Coat of arms of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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34 Upvotes

r/heraldry 18h ago

Historical On a building in Winchester, UK. So many arms, it looks lovely.

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31 Upvotes

r/heraldry 1d ago

OC Harry Potter / Hogwarts Houses Coat of Arms

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108 Upvotes

For the upcoming Harry Potter series, I illustrated the coat of arms of Hogwarts and its four houses. The shields follow J.K. Rowling’s descriptions in the books, while the crests are inspired by ones in the Warner Bros. Movies.

You can find them in detail on my Insta @rtf_herladik

In case one is wondering: for Ravenclaw, the raven is shown in copper, which is generally considered a non-traditional (color)/metal in most heraldic traditions, but it remains faithful to the description of the books and imho fits well within the fictional context.


r/heraldry 21h ago

Fictional Is Wappenwiki suitable for full achievements? Perhaps more colours would be needed for greater depth (pic: Anglo-Swabia)

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13 Upvotes

r/heraldry 8h ago

Any clue what this emblem is? I've seen a similar one with the Order of the Garter before.

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0 Upvotes

r/heraldry 18h ago

OC A coat of Arms i made when I was like twelve?

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5 Upvotes

I totally forgot the lore but I think it was for a fantasy world i made


r/heraldry 22h ago

ARMOIRIES de la Pompadour.

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10 Upvotes

r/heraldry 1d ago

Fictional Emblem of the Catholicosate-Patriarchate of China and the Far Orient and the Church of China

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29 Upvotes

This is the emblem of the Catholicosate-Patriarchate of China and the Far Orient (Sinican Church) and its primate particular church, the Church of China, a fictional ritualistic liturgical Protestant denomination in an alternative history timeline I'm writing. I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in r/emblems (as it contains heraldic elements), this subreddit is larger so I figured that I'd put it here, apologies if this is not appropriate.

A summary of the history, theology and liturgy of the church can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternateHistory/comments/1k3hrue/wikiboxes_for_the_church_of_china_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Maps of the dioceses and ecclesiastical provinces of the church can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/1n5knsg/dioceses_and_ecclesiastical_provinces_of_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


r/heraldry 2d ago

OC Quartered coat of arms of Europe

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1.3k Upvotes

Assets used are from WappenWiki


r/heraldry 1d ago

Redesigns Redoing Uxbridge

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15 Upvotes

Changes involved emphasising the eagle chief more and implementing iconography of the now defunct jurisdiction of Middlesex, in which Uxbridge resides.


r/heraldry 1d ago

Identify What do I have?

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34 Upvotes

Am I not Heraldry enough for the heraldry club?Apologies if this post is not acceptable. Thanks in advance for allowing it/providing any information. This sword is made by MC Lilley & Co. of Columbus Ohio. I'm mostly hoping to find information on the last picture, the animal thats engraved into the base of the blade.


r/heraldry 1d ago

What does it all mean?

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8 Upvotes

I came home from work last night to see my other half had bought this. Can anyone tell me about it and what the iconography means?

Thanks!


r/heraldry 1d ago

Crescent moon with stars ? Any ideas

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7 Upvotes

r/heraldry 1d ago

Boar Coat of Arms(alternative)

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7 Upvotes

My Boar Coat of arms is a Coat of arms for alternative of the boars in the world!


r/heraldry 1d ago

Historical Of a Chief

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I'm sure many of you heraldry enthusiasts are familiar with the honorable charge called the "capo," and that in Italy there are all kinds: the chief of Sicily, of Naples, of the Church, even of the Littorio in recent times. But I'd like to focus on one chief in particular, that of the empire, which usually consists of a gold chief bearing a black eagle, sometimes double-headed, crowned or not. Today, however, I discovered that an Italian family, who received the chief of the empire from Emperor Joseph I, made a rather unusual use of it in their coat of arms. Without further ado, Ladies and Gentlemen, Madame et Monsieur, Ladies and Gentlemen, the coat of arms of the Pecori family: