[ANSTHRLD] Fur or Color with a semy?

Sara L Uckelman liana at ellipsis.cx
Mon Jan 19 12:09:22 PST 2009


Quoth Tim McDaniel:
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, lariandrobert at fuse.net wrote:
> 
> > ---- Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Mike Wyvill <wyvillmike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Let me restate to make sure I understand this: A lozenge gules
> >>> cannot be on Azure ermines or because the primary part of the
> >>> field is a color. Or ermined azure would not be a problem in this
> >>> context. Correct?
> >>
> >> Correct.
> >
> > What's the word on red diamonds going on the prohibited charges
> > list?
> 
> Eh?!?  What's wrong with red lozenges?

My bet is that someone is confusing red lozenges with red
mascles.  The use of the latter on a white field or in
any way that could be displayed on a white field is 
prohibited.  From the 03/2007 LoAR:

Red Crystal.  Restricted charge. A gules mascle on any argent 
background or in any way that could be displayed on an argent 
background (such as a fieldless badge).
    The protection afforded the symbol of the International 
Red Crystal by international treaty and by national laws is 
at a much higher level than simple copyright or trademark. By 
treaty, the symbol of the Red Crystal has the same protection 
as the symbols of the Red Cross and of the Red Crescent. The 
consensus of the College of Arms was that the Red Crystal does 
need to be restricted in accordance with these treaties and laws. 
We believe that the symbol of the Red Crystal should be protected 
to the same extent as the symbols of the Red Cross and Red 
Crescent are protected. Thus, at this time, we are adding to the 
list of restricted charges the Red Crystal, "A single gules mascle 
on any argent background or in any way that could be displayed on 
an argent background (such as a fieldless badge)". The use of 
multiple gules mascles may be returned on a case-by-case basis 
if their placement or usage appears too evocative of the symbol 
of the Red Crystal.

-Aryanhwy
 
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