Achievement (heraldry)

Shield
Field
Supporter
Supporter
Motto (Scotland)
Crest
Torse
Mantling
Helm
Coronet
Compartment
Order
Ordinaries
Common
charges
Motto
Achievement elements

An achievement (or armorial achievement or heraldic achievement) in heraldry is a full display of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled.[2] It can include not only the coat of arms itself, but also: the crest; a torse; mantling; the appropriate helm, coronet or crown; the supporters (who may or may not be depicted on a compartment); the motto; and in some cases the symbol of an order.

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References

  1. ^ Planche, J.R., Pursuivant of Arms, 1851, p.xx
  2. ^ Boutell, Charles & Charles Fox-Davies, Arthur (1914), The handbook to English heraldry, Reeves & Turner, p. 100, http://books.google.com/books?ei=mK7QTYGGMI7YiALWv-2ZBg&ct=result&output=text&id=_xdMAAAAMAAJ&dq=abatement+heraldry&q=achievement#v=snippet&q=achievement&f=false, "Achievement, or Achievement of Arms. Any complete composition of Arms." 

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