Hand and Bordure

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“Argent, a sinister hand couped at the wrist and erected gules, within a bordure azure. BORDURE or BORDER. This was the most ancient difference in coats of arms, to distinguish different branches of the same family. It is a border round the edge of the shield. Its situation is always the same; but the inner edge may be varied.” -Hall, 1862

Keywords

shield, heraldry, coat of arms, border, charge, argent, azure, gules, wrist, difference, escutcheon, bordure, sinister hand, couped

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Heraldry, Charges

Source

Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)

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