Coat of arms of Kotwica
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| Kotwica | |
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| Alternative names | Kotwica i Grono |
| Earliest mention | unknown |
| Towns | none |
| Families | 22 altogether: Achmatowicz, Achmeciewicz, Barszczewski, Bartoszewicz, Chamyr, Chawryłowicz, Geppert, Gutowski, Idzykowski, Jesiotrowski, Kęstowicz, Kołątaj, Misiuna, Missun, Missuna, Obuchow, Onichimowski, Oniechimowski, Stumberg, Turnowski, Wargira, Wiłkucki |
Kotwica - is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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[edit] History
The Kotwica Coat of Arms was particularly popular among families of foreign origin indigenated in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
[edit] Blazon
Gules, an Argent anchor, with three lopped branches on the dexter, all proper, debruised of a loop or anille in chief, also proper. Out of a crest coronet, three feathers.
Alternatively the shield is Argent and the anchor Black, Brunatre or Or.
[edit] Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:
- Hugo Kołłątaj, priest, politician, and publisher
- Andrzej Suski, bishop of Toruń
