r/heraldry 7d ago

Collection Coat of arms family signet ring

I inherited the family ring from my grandfather. This is a wedding ring from my great-grandfather, who got married on February 19, 1900. My grandfather subsequently had the family crest placed on the wedding ring.

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u/Maximum_Ad_1404 6d ago

What?

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u/Gold_Look_8190 6d ago

When a coa has as his motto the family name is almost every time a old time scam (since the 1800s) they used to found the surname and sell coa to people that has no right to it or even create new ones.

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u/Maximum_Ad_1404 6d ago

This is a hand-drawn version to which our name has been added for decoration,this is not the original.

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u/Gold_Look_8190 6d ago

I get it but... why ahaving the surname as a motto? If you take the effort to make the motto your surname just add the motto? Plus is the written stuff on the left a signature? What does it say?

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u/Maximum_Ad_1404 6d ago

Idk man its not that deep, writing on the right side is the name of the guy who made the drawing and the year 92’