My personal coat of arms, approved on 12 June 2015 by the National Committee of Heraldry of the Republic of Moldova, according to the Law 86/2011 on public symbols. 

The achievement resulted as an interpretation of the coat of arms displayed on the seal of the vornic de poartă Neculai Tiron (validating a document dated 17 August 1744).

Tempera and acrylics on A3 cardboard.

 

 

 Elements of "popular heraldry" in Romania: horse, lions and dragons used as decoration of the 18th-19th c. gentry houses from the province of Wallachia

Painted plate with the coat of arms of Father Deacon Nenad M. Jovanovich, president of the Board for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies of the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism (Belgrade, Serbia), as Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia.

Two versions of the coat of arms of the National Opera of Bucharest

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The author with the new coat of arms of the National Opera of Bucharest
Photo credit: Oana Radu Turcu, journalist TVR (Romanian National Television)

Speaking about the new coat of arms of the Opera, between Mr. Razvan Ioan Dinca, general director of the institution, and H.E. Daniel Constantin Barbu, minister of Culture, at 'Giuseppe Verdi – Richard Wagner' Gala at the National Opera of Bucharest (31 march 2013).
Photo credit: Oana Radu Turcu, journalist TVR (Romanian National Television)

Coat of arms of Dr. Fabio Cassani Pironti di Campagna, member of the International Commission for Orders of Chivalry (2002)

Monochrome drawing of the coat of arms of the Moldavian family Flondor of Bukovina, created Austrian barons in 1913 (2003-2004). The coloured version has been also published upon this page.

Coat of arms of the Moldavian boyars Başotă (cca.1998)

Coat of arms of the Romanian princes Caragea (Karadja, Karatzas, Καρατζάς), having Greek origins, after a seal of the 19th c. Ioan Gheorghe C. was prince of Wallachia (1812-1818). The quarters of the sinister side are depicting, in fact, the achievement of the princes Mavrocordato (the star, sometimes a sun, and the phenix - symbol of the Greek national revival). The quarters of the dexter side are containing the Wallachian bird (1st quarter), and the unicorn of the Carageas (3rd quarter).

Auto dedicated ex-libris, containing a selection of heraldry and genealogy books from my personal library (2003)

Coat of Arms of the Moldavian boyars Kalmucki (cca. 1998)

Drawings after an old coat of arms of the Padbergs, displayed in the family house of Küstelberg (2007)

Coat of arms of Sigismund Báthory, prince of Transylvania (1581-1599, 1601-1602), prince of the Holy Roman Empire and knight of the Golden Fleece (1595) - reconstruction of his great heraldic achievement, after the description published by I. I. Chiffletius, Insignia gentilitia equitum Ordinis Velleris Aurei..., Antverpiæ, M.DC.XXXII, pp. 155-157 (2001). More about the heraldry of Transylvania here: www.historica-cluj.ro/anuare/AnuarHistorica2011/15.pdf

Coat of arms of Dr. Antti Matikkala, researcher at the Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, former president of the Finnish Heraldry Society (2003)

Coat of arms of Mihail Onou (Onu), a 19th century diplomat and Counsellor of State in the Russian Empire, having Romanian origins (2013; reconstruction after the description of the Armorial of the Noble Families of the Russian Empire, vol. 14, nr. 167)

Three drawings after old objects displaying the coat of arms of the German family Padberg (2007)

Armorial bookplate of Sonia P. Anderson, member of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (2003-2004)

Coat of arms of Dr. Stoian Antonoff, chairman of the Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society (2013)

Armorial bookplate for the academician Paul Cernovodeanu (1927-2006), historian and genealogist, my first PhD coordinator (2004)

Coat of arms used by the Romanian politician and diplomat Nicolae Titulescu (1882-1941),  former minister of Foreign Affairs and twice chosen as chairman of the League of Nations in Geneva. Used upon official documents, the seal was abusively inscribed with the coat of arms of the Spanish noble community of Tejada.

An essay of the early times: the Polish herb Łabędź (cca. 1998)