Baltic Mercantile Shipping Exchange

Heraldry of the World

British heraldry portal Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom

Arms of Counties Arms of cities and towns Heraldry in England Heraldry in Scotland Heraldry in Wales Heraldry in Northern Ireland Channel Islands Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Military heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Collector's items Overseas possessions Total pages in the British section : 6,104 Total images in the British section : 6,083

BALTIC MERCANTILE SHIPPING EXCHANGE (1940-1992)

Official blazon

Arms: Azure, three bars wavy argent, over all a lighthouse between two lymphads, sails set and pennons flying Or, in chief a pair of wings conjoined gold.
Crest: On a wreath argent and gules, Two mermen respectant proper sup­ porting a garb Or banded argent and azure.
Supporters: On the dexter side a sea-lion, and on the sinister side a sea-bear, both Or and charged on the shoulder with a petasus azure.
Motto: Our word our bond.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 10, 1957.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

If you have any information on the origin or meaning of these arms, or have additional images that you want to share, please mail us your information !

Literature:

---

Contact and Support

• 
• 
• 
• 

  GoFundMe campaign !

• 

  eBay shop

• 

  Rare heraldic book downloads

Partners:

• 

  Meijerink heraldic bookshop

• 

  Armorial de France

• 

  De Raaf heraldic design

• 

  Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes

• 

  Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek

• Your logo here ? Contact us !

---

© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink
Index of the site