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In case it has never dawned on any of you - all coats of arms are ""made up"" by someone, somewhere, at some point in time. That is their nature. Their purpose is to serve as identifying symbols of the individuals or families who bear them. Coats of arms do not fall from the heavens ready-made by the hand of the almighty - they have to be created by mortal men for the purposes they are designed for. In some countries the designing of such devices is heavily regulated, in others (such as the United States) it is not. But in either case all the coats of arms in existence are created fabrications made up by someone, somewhere at some point in time and born by their owners as symbols of their iidentity.   "