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The Unique Polish Heraldry System
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Surname & Seal (Alternative - Revised) Why do Polish coats of arms belong to entire clans, not just one family? Because Polish heraldry worked completely differently than Western Europe. In England or France, one family had one unique coat of arms. In Poland, dozens or even hundreds of unrelated families shared the same coat of arms, the same shield design, the same battle cry. Take the Nałęcz coat of arms. Over 600 families used it. Małachowski. Gorayski. Suffczyński. Completely different bloodlines. But they all claimed descent from a common medieval ancestor or military brotherhood. The coat of arms wasn't about
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