The winning designer was Matthew Dent, who created a “heraldic” shield design from the coins which only appeared when they were grouped together. “I felt that the solution to The Royal Mint ...

The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open book, which signifies scholarship and the Old and New Testaments, has the Hebrew character "aleph" and the Greek character "omega" on its pages ...

The final seal, crafted by the U.S. Army Heraldic Branch, was approved by President Truman in 1950. Each element—eagle, shield, compass—represents vigilance, defense, and intelligence convergence.

Still, the basics of heraldry remained surprisingly close to its origin. In its simplest form, a graphic sign constituting a coat of arms consists of a plain shield with an emblem on it. An example of ...