Although some people refer to a “family crest” and a “coat of arms” interchangeably, there is a difference. A crest is an element or part of a coat of arms, but not the entire arms. On a coat of arms, ...

During the Fiesta de Santa Fe every summer, many attendees might notice wooden, shield-shaped objects hanging from the outsides of buildings around the Plaza. These objects are known as coats of arms ...

I say "real," because a search for " [surname] crest" or " [surname] coat of arms" returns hundreds of online stores and such that all seem to use one or two common templates for their crests, with ...