Szeliga coat of arms

Template:Short description Template:Infobox PolishCoA Szeliga is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

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Szeliga coat of arms in Baranów Sandomierski castle

One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First reported in a heraldic inventory dated 1464–1480 "Insignia seu clenodia Regis et Regni Poloniae" by Polish historian Jan Długosz, who noted it as a genuine Polish coat of arms. This medieval historian noted information about Szeliga among the oldest 71 Polish coats of arms saying: "Scheliga lunam defectuosam ceruleam, in cuius medio crux eminet, in campo rubeo defert Genus Polonicum in Yenerem pronunt" [1].

Blazon

In the sanguine field there is a golden crescent with a golden cross dominating it. In the crest a peacock's tail or feathers.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

• Antoni Magier, professor of university, physicist, meteorologist

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of arms
• List of Polish nobility coats of arms

External links

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Sources

• pl:Szeliga (herb szlachecki)#CITEREFCelichowski1885 Zygmunt Celichowski: Jan Długosz, "Insignia seu clenodia regis et regni Poloniae. Z kodeksu kórnickiego." Poznań: Zygmunt Celichowski, 1885
• Dynastic Genealogy
• Ornatowski.com