Copyright 1999-2002 by Steven B. Madewell
(last updated on April 4, 2002)
SHINN
Armorial bearings DO NOT belong to all persons of a given surname and may rightfully be borne ONLY by the descendants of the individual to whom they were first granted or allowed, according to the Laws of Arms in the country of origin.
There are __ entries for the above surname in Rietstap's "Armorial General", Vol. 2, pg. ____;
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ARMS 3223:..Azure (blue), a semy of estoiles Or (gold), a chief raguly, vair en point.
CREST:..A demi-griffin Or (gold), holding in the claws a staff, raguly erect Azure (blue).
MANTLING:..Azure (blue) doubled Or (gold).
WREATH:..Or (gold) and Azure (blue).
HELMET:..A gentleman’s tilting Helm.
MOTTO:..COGNOSCE VERITATE - ECCE LIBERTAS...(Know the Truth - It is Freedom)
AUTHORITY:...Arms certified by Don Vicente de Cadenas, the Cronista of Spain, on 4 May 2001 - ref. Protocolo 5/2001 - Folios 113-115; arms registered with the South African Bureau of Heraldry on 19 July 2001 - Certificate No. 3223.
SYMBOLISM:...The charges are based on, according to “experts” in the study of surnames, possible connections with related surnames (from which “Shinn” is supposedly a derivation), and possible meanings of the surname....Estoiles - Supposedly “Shinn” is based on an old Anglo-Saxon word, “scinan”, to shine....Also used to denote my lifelong interest in Astronomy....Vair - A possibility is that Shinn is related to the surnames Skinner (thus the use of an animal skin), and also the surname “Chinn”....According to Burke's "General Armory" (GA) the Chinn arms has a vair....Griffin - Another link to the surname Skinner....In Burke's GA several Skinner arms bear a griffin....Also, my high school uses a griffin as a mascot, thus its use in my crest....Staff, raguly erect - English parish records show that “Shinn” was at one time spelled “Sheen”....Fairbairn’s Crests has a raguly staff as part of the “Sheen” crest....My coat of arms therefore, alludes to possible relationships between the surname Shinn and other surnames.
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