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FAMILY BANKES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Bankes.

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

History and meaning for Bankes.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Bankes.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Bankes.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bankes:

1) The origin of the family name Bankes.

2) The meaning of the family name Bankes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bankes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bankes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bankes have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Bankes:

Name Bankes

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Bankes.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Bankes and the history and origin for the family name Bankes in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Bankes

Coat of arms for the name Bankes in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Bankes appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Bankes and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Bankes is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Banken (van) | Go to name Bankes | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests