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Finckenstein coat of arms

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Battle cry
  
Sub Utraque Duce

Families
  
Finck von Finckenstein

Finckenstein coat of arms

Alternative names
  
Interpretation: Under one leadership (represented by the star) should the family always stay together in good times and in bad times (represented by the rising and setting half moons)

Earliest mention
  
in the Levant long before the Third Crusade in 1189; as a trophy brought to Germany. Showing common Middle Eastern motifs, namely the crescents and star which are symbols of the region's predominant religion, Islam

Towns
  
Acre in the Levant, Deutsch-Eylau and Finckenstein in East Prussia

Finckenstein coat of arms - is a Coat of Arms used by the Finck von Finckenstein family.

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History

Probably taken back to Germany as a trophy from the Third Crusade (1189–1192) by an early member of the Finck von Finckenstein family.

Blazon

Golden star above two half moons (one rising and one setting) on a blue background

References

Finckenstein coat of arms Wikipedia