These may be used in countries which otherwise do not use heraldic devices.
More than likely Arthur, like other kings and rulers, had used several heraldic devices during his life.
A coat of arms is a heraldic device dating to the 12th century in Europe.
The main duty of a heraldic device is to be easily recognisable.
The mythical creature in its traditional form also appears as a heraldic device.
The heraldic device that it bore was the same as the arms still borne by the town now.
MacDonald and his father are the first of their family to bear heraldic devices.
Some of those people stand in symbolic poses, the gardens like heraldic devices behind them.
"The heraldic device with three hearts was probably lifted from something English."
It has small shields on either side with heraldic devices and a coat of arms.