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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
l
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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