U.S. Heraldic Registry
Registration of contemporary and historical American heraldry
Mr. Michael Paul Rapparlie
Registration number 20160116A
This certifies that the heraldic arms of Mr. Michael Paul Rapparlie are registered and described by the blazon below
Arms: Quarterly Gules and Azure, 1) a sun radiant Or, 2) a moon descrescent enwrapped with a snake Argent, 3) an elk rearing Argent, 4) a bear rampant contourné Or and on an inesutcheon Argent a raven rising Sable.
Crest: A sun in his splendor Or.
Mantling: Gules, Argent, and Azure
Motto: L'imagination Gouverne Le Monde (Imagination rules the world)
Rationale
The arms were based on a painting the armiger's grandfather had commissioned to coincide with a story he told about his immigration from the Ukraine to become a pioneer in Saskatchewan, thereby escaping the Red Army. The story involved a bear, crow, stag, sun, and a snake-wrapped crescent moon.
Registered by
Mr. Michael Paul Rapparlie
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