Kryszpin coat of arms

Kryszpin
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Details
Alternative names	none known
Earliest mention	unknown
Towns	none
Families	Kirszensztajn, Kirschenstein, Kryspin, Kryszpin

Kryszpin - is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

The exact story behind this coat of arms is unknown. Both its blazoning and the features used are probably of foreign origin and were naturalised in Polish heraldry sometime in 16th century, probably of German origin. It is somehow related to the Nieczuja coat of arms.

Blazon

Parted per pale, or and azure, in dexter two deer heads couped argent, in sinister lion passant argent. Both divided by a tree rump brunâtre.

Out of a crest coronet, between two vols, peacock's feathers.

Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this Coat of Arms include:

• Hieronim Kirszensztajn, podskarbi of Lithuania (1663–1676)
• Andrzej Kryszpin, voivod of Vitebsk

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Heraldry
• Coat of Arms