Heraldry · The composite arms
The grand quartered arms — explore the blazon
A single shield that sums up a thousand years of dynastic convergence. Each zone is a house or a title: hover — or tap, on mobile — to make it speak.
Hover or tap a part of the shield — five zones to discover
The blazon.
1st & 4th quarter — Guerri
Vert, a bend argent between six mullets of six points or. The Guerri house descends from the Conti Guidi of Tuscany, a branch later settled in Siena. The six mullets and the silver bend cross the vert field.
2nd & 3rd quarter — dall'Oro
Per fess of three: azure a mullet or; gules a garb of wheat or banded in the middle; barry or and gules. Originally from Padua and Treviso, these are canting arms alluding to the goldsmith’s craft: gold as material and as name.
Central escutcheon (overall) — Gallone
A cock standing on a mount vert, on a chief azure a comet or. Canting arms — the cock for Gallone. These are the arms of the Princes of Tricase and Moliterno, set “overall” to crown the convergence.
Count's Crown — upper crest
A circlet of gold supporting nine pearls on points: the Count’s crown. The title of Count Guerri dall’Oro was granted to Aldo Guerri dall’Oro by King Umberto II on 19 November 1967.
Prince's Crown — on the shield
Directly on the shield, below the count’s crown, the Prince’s crown: a jewelled circlet of gold, alternating fleurons and pearls, closed by jewelled arches and an orb, with a cap of purpure. Title of Prince of Tricase and Moliterno — Tricase 1651, surname conferred by decree of 1999.