U.S. Heraldic Registry
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Michael James Boven
Registration number 20051229L
This certifies that the heraldic arms of Michael James Boven which are borne undifferenced by his father James Henry Boven are registered and described by the blazon below
Arms: Per bend grady Gules and Sable two Vines in bend overall a Bow palewise Or a Label of three points Argent for difference in the lifetime of his father.
Crest: On an Esquires Helm issuant from a crest coronet Or a Gamecock Sable combed and jelopped Gules beaked and legged Or.
Registrations
2005 The Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society
Design rationale
The division line is allusive to a staircase, as armiger's surname is Dutch for "upstairs." The bow and the vines form a cant for "Boven" in English.
Registered by
David Thomas Boven
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