Make Arms Beautiful Again
What Is the Coat of Arms Thing About?
You have probably seen this coat of arms around and generally associated to my name. Indeed, I have family arms. I even took time to have the arms officially registered. Unfortunately, my country doesn’t register nor grant arms since 2005. So, I went to the only country in the world accepting registrations from non-citizens: South Africa. In 2017 I successfully registered my arms and the State Herald of the Republic of South Africa sanctioned the registration. I got a beautiful certificate that today hangs in my office.
The arms are blazoned as it follows. Arms, chequy argent and sable, a bend gules. Crest, a demi-wyvern winged gules. Wreath and mantling, sable and argent. Motto, “Donec Perficiam.” The design is pretty old, which means that it reflects early medieval armories. I have ended up seeing some esoteric meaning in the arms, but I shall refrain myself in describing this publicly.
My additions consisted in the crest and the motto. The wyvern is not only a very popular legendary creature in Catalan folk traditions, but it is also a reference to my nickname. I will also pass in explaining this here. Lastly, the Latin motto “Donec Perficiam” is a well-known military motto in eighteenth-century Catalonia. It was used by Catalan supporters and troops of the Archduke of Austria during the War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714). It loosely means “Till we achieve victory.” Throughout the years I have also used another motto, “Corona Veniet Delectis.”