Monday, 8 March 2021

International Women's Day

 The Office of the Lord Lyon is marking International Women's Day by tweeting some examples of female coat of arms throughout the day.

This is the earliest entry we have shown today: Frances Evans Gordon, 1859. It may not be obvious here, but the gold pigment is remarkably well-preserved.




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