You may have heard of the coat of arms of South Australia, but did you know that it could have been so much more? In 1984, a proposal made use of a koala and a wombat as supporters.

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2020-08-23

The coat of arms of Hasekura Tsunenaga is the first (that I know of) example of a Japanese armiger with European heraldry. Tsunenaga was a Christian ambassador to Spain and the New World, and his arms featured a manji (swastika), keeping with Japanese monshō tradition.

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2020-08-16

The Canadian Heraldic Authority is the body responsible for matters of heraldry in Canada. Their coat of arms features unique "Raven-Bears" as supporters, which represent the roles of ravens and polar bears in the mythologies of many First Nations peoples.

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2020-08-12