Sanguine (heraldry)

Sanguine (/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/) is a stain, or non-standard tincture in heraldry, of a blood-red colour. In the past it was sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey, but they are now considered two distinct tinctures. It is a brownish red, the colour of arterial blood.^[1]

Roundels of sanguine are referred to as guzes, from the Turkish göz, meaning an eye.

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Heraldic tinctures Rule of tincture Tricking system Hatching system Metals Argent Or Colours Azure Gules Purpure Sable Vert Furs Ermine Vair Stains Murrey Sanguine Tenné Non-traditional1 Metals Copper Colours Bleu celeste Carnation Cendrée Orange Rose 1 Rarely used – mostly only in some regional traditions or as relatively modern innovations – and considered unheraldic by some.