Despite the proscription in the US against royal titles, many past American presidents have employed personal coats-of-arms, either through inheritance or as foreign honours from heraldic authorities. The last president to hold a such a heraldic achievement was William Jefferson Clinton bestowed on him by the Chief Herald of Ireland in 1995 at the behest of the Taoiseach in honour of his Irish heritage. The azure anchor of the crest bares the word SPES (Latin for Hope) as an allusion to Clinton’s hometown and campaign platform and the motto below, “The Lion carries away the Branch.” While the Trump Organisation and his Scottish golf course have corporate arms, they were not granted or sanctioned by any competent authority.
synchronoptica
one year ago: further adventures plus unblogged Crete
two years ago: your daily demon: Shax, Gulliver’s Travels plus more on being in the flow state
three years ago: the Greek flag adopted, priority group mall Santas, the short films of Al Jarnow, a pizza chain’s logo plus a home-makeover for the Simpsons
four years ago: a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, a mundane Halloween plus The Millennial Raven
five years ago: a day-trip to Frankfurt plus assorted links to revisit
