Process of Receiving Arms from South Africa

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Here is my banner. It did not come with fringe so I added it later. I decided on solid black fringe just to be different and my cords and tassels are black as well.

I've seen Harold's banner, and it is really first class. The fringe, however, tends to weight it down which means that you need a fairly stiff breeze to get it to fly. I'd suggest that for outdoor use the fringe is probably best omitted, then your banner will truly, "float on a fart", as the late Dr. Partick Barden used to say.

[WVHighlander]

Would it look something like this??

[WVHighlander]

[Harold Cannon]

How about this?

[Harold Cannon]

Or maybe this?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Yup, ya pretty much got it. Generally speaking Lyon has decreed that a banner to be carried in an outdoor procession is 2.5 feet (the fly) x 3 feet (the hoist) so it is almost, but not quite, square. These proportions closely follow the proportions of the shield and therefore do not distort the arms when displayed on the banner.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

How about this?

I'd suggest moving the double tressure closer to the edges -- the corner thistles almost touching the corners of the banner. I'd also move the boar heads out a bit, which will leave more space to make the bear (the principal charge) larger.

[Harold Cannon]

I think that the second one I did works ok. It could have some size adjustments though.

[Gael Ridire]

Scott is correct in his statement. This is what it reads on my grant from the Chief Herald of Ireland.

[saharris]

The rest of the line goes, "...excepting always the authority of this my office." and is part of the granting text used on letters patent emanating from the Irish Office of Arms.

I like the sound of it - thanks!

I've seen Harold's banner, and it is really first class. The fringe, however, tends to weight it down which means that you need a fairly stiff breeze to get it to fly. I'd suggest that for outdoor use the fringe is probably best omitted, then your banner will truly, "float on a fart", as the late Dr. Partick Barden used to say.

Yes, I believe it customary that fringe is used only in indoor, rather than on outdoor, flags.

Yup, ya pretty much got it. Generally speaking Lyon has decreed that a banner to be carried in an outdoor procession is 2.5 feet (the fly) x 3 feet (the hoist) so it is almost, but not quite, square. These proportions closely follow the proportions of the shield and therefore do not distort the arms when displayed on the banner.

The aforementioned Dr Patrick Barden wrote that the heraldic banner’s “proportions should be those of an upright rectangle about five wide by six deep” – so 2½ × 3 feet would be right on target.
(source: http://www.clan-duncan.co.uk/heraldic-flags.html)