Kotwica coat of arms
| Kotwica | |
|---|---|
 Battle cry: - | |
| Details | |
| 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 (Polish for "Anchor") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The Kotwica coat of arms was particularly popular among families of foreign origin indigenated in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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.
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Hugo Kołłątaj, priest, politician, co-author of the Constitution of May 3, 1791;
- Andrzej Suski, Bishop of Toruń.