FAMILY COSTERUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Costerus

Coat of arms and family crest of Costerus.

Genealogy of family Costerus, origin of Costerus, provenance of the family name Costerus.

History and meaning for Costerus.

We know that the family name Costerus has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Costerus:

1) The origin of the family name Costerus.

2) The meaning of the family name Costerus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Costerus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Costerus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Costerus:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Costerus are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Costerus, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Costerus, and origin for the family name Costerus, nobiliary titles of the family name Costerus and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Costerus appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Costerus appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Costerus alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Costerus, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Costerus, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Costerus.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* The family name Costerus appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Costerus as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Costerus

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Costerus:

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