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Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some arms of members of our community that feature hearts. ❤️

Happy Christmas Eve! Here are some examples of St Nicholas AKA Santa Claus in heraldry. Landstraße, Austria; Dautenheim, Germany; Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia; and Gmina Zakrzówek, Poland.

Today is the day that Barbados has officially become a republic! Here is their coat of arms, formerly borne as the arms of the Queen in Right of Barbados, now borne as the arms of Barbados itself. It features Barbados flowers, a bearded fig tree, and sugar cane.

@vexiupdate Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland

Today, November 7th, is the anniversary of the fall of the Russian Empire. The coup eventually gave way to the USSR, which invented a new form of non-heraldic emblem that became a popular alternative to heraldry in many nations. What do you think of these socialist emblems?

Remember, remember, the 5th of November! On this day in 1605, there was a failed plot to assassinate King James VI of Scotland and I of England. The failure of this plot is celebrated to this day in the UK. Here is the coat of arms of the King that survived on that fateful day.

Happy #DayOfTheDead! Skeletons and skulls are important symbols of this holiday, but did you know that they make an occasional appearance in heraldry as well? 💀☠️

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Many people consider heraldry to be a European-centric art form, but this isn't true! Heraldry, like all great art, adapts to the cultures that use it, and now often features motifs from indigenous peoples of Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

Happy #LGBTHistoryMonth! Here are some coats of arms borne by people important to the history of the LGBTQ movement. Elton John, John Bercow, Alan Turing, and Dr. Michael Dillon.

Ahoy! Did ye know that today be #TalkLikeAPirateDay? T' celebrate, here be the arrrrrrms of Sir Francis Drake, a famous English privateer! 🏴‍☠️🦜