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Registered:
The
International Register
of Arms, 28th June 2018.
Registration No. 0459.
(Vol.3)
Arms:
Or, on a cross
throughout, between four
boar's heads erased
Sable, armed Argent and
langued Gules, five
escallops Or.
Crest:
A lion passant Or, armed
and langued Gules,
holding in the dexter
forepaw a martlet also
Gules.
Motto:
Arma Firmant Pacem.
Private Registration:
The
American College of
Heraldry on 19 June 2018
under number 4001.
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The
arms were designed by
the armiger. The
escallops are a cant on
the armiger's surname of
Shell and the boar's
heads are a cant on the
armiger's mother's
surname of Ham. The
cross is representative
of their Christian
faith. The lion
represents the armiger,
whose birth sign is a
Leo. The martlet held by
the lion of the crest
has two meanings to the
armiger (almost a double
pun): It primarily
represents the name of
Martin which was the
surname of the armiger's
biological paternal
grandfather. Its
secondary purpose is to
illustrate the fact that
the armiger will not
inherit the surname of
Martin. A martlet
traditionally serves, as
a mark of cadency, to
represent a fourth son
who will not inherit any
of the estate of the
father, however, in this
case it is not used as a
mark of cadency but is
used instead to show
that the armiger will
not inherit the surname
of Martin.
The
motto, Arma Firmant
Pacem, means arms
strengthen peace.
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