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are known as pearls and in Heraldry
                                                                tbey are thus represented but the use
                                                                of  imitation  pearls  and  in  fact  the
                                                                setting  of  any  jewel  or  precious
                                                                Stone  in  peers'  coronets  is  banned.
                                                                  In  an  achievernent  the  peer's
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                                                                coronet  is  normally  shown  (with  or
                                                                without its cap) resting on the shield
                                                                with the helm  and crest rising above
                                                                it.  It  is  sometimes  depicted  as  if
                                                                encircling the base of  the helm with
                                        6. Heir  Apparent
                                                                complete  disregard  to  their  related
                                 The  patkrn  of  al1  coronets  has
                                                                Royal Coronets. The Coronet of  the
                               now  been  laid  down  as  follows:
                                                                Heir  Apparent  differs  from  the
                               Dukes. A silver gilt circlet decorated  Royal  crown  by  virtue  of  the  fact
                               as  if  jewelled,  but  without  actual  that it has only one arch. It appears
                               gems,  surmounted  with  eight  gold  both  as part  of  the  crest  and  sur-
                               stylised  strawberry  leaves  of  which  mounting the inescutcheon  of  Wales
                               five  are  seen  by  the  viewer.  The  in his  armorial bearings and  is  also
                               coronet  of a  duke must  not  in  any  worn  by  the  lion  on  the  crest  and
                               way  be  confused  with  the  so called  the dexter supporter.
                                                                  Coronets  of  the  other  sons  and
                               ducal coronet (q.v.).
                               Marquesses.  A  silver  gilt  circlet  as  daughters,  also  the  brothers  and
                               above  surniounted  by  four  gold  sisters  of  the Sovereign  consist  of a
                               strawberry  leaves  alternating  with  silver  gilt  circlet  surmounted  by
                               four  silver  balls  which  are  slightly  crosses  patté  and  fleurs-de-lis alter-
                               elevated  on  points  above  the  rim.  nateIy, but without  arches. The cir-
                               three  leaves  and  two  bah are seen  clet is chased as though jewelled  but
                               by  the  viewer.
                                                                bears no actual gerns.
                                                                  Other more distant direct relatives
                               Earls.  A  silver gilt circlet  as above
                               with  eight  elevated  rays  of  which  of  the  Sovereign  who  use  coronets
                               five may be seen by the viewer. each  have them  with  varying  numbers of
                               ray  being  topped  with  a  silver bal1  strawberry leaves, crosses patte  and
                               and  between  each  pair  of  rays  is  a  fleurs-de-lis.
                               gold  strawberry Ieaf.
                               Viscounts.  A  silver  gilt  circlet  as  Corporate  Heraldry  - This  is  the
                               above  surrnounted  by  sixteen  silver  name  which  covers  Heraldry  deal-
                               balis  adjacent  to  one  another,  nine  ing  with  civic  bodies,  institutions,
                               being  seen by  the  viewer.     hospitals,  schools,  and  in  fact  al1
                               Barons.  A  plain  silver  gilt  circlet  bodies which  bear  arms as an enter-
                              sunnounted  by  six large silver balIs  prise rather than as a private indivi-
                               of  which  four may  lx  seen  by  the  dual.
                               viewer.
                                All  these  coronets  are  norrnally  Cotise - A  very  narrow diminutive
                               worn  over a  crimson cap with  gold  of  the  fess,  bend  or  bend  sinister.
                               tassle  which  is  turned  up  ermine  In  modern  Heraldry  the  cotise  is
                               the  ermine  lining  appearing  below  never  borne  singly  but  in  pairs.  In
                               the  rim  of  the  coronet.  The  cap  is  English  Heraldry, however, a single
                              generally omitted  in  representations.   cotise  was  sometirnes  used  as  a
                                The silver balls used  on  coronets  mark of  difference.
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