Do I have a family coat of arms? This is a question that people often ask us. Quite often we cannot provide an answer because we are not in a position to know. However we do actually possess a large number of seal impressions that we have manufactured over the past 85 years. We also have numerous heraldic reference books, including “de Rietstap”, containing many pictures of coats of arms from both home and abroad.

We can search for a family coat of arms under the given name, but we cannot establish whether you actually belong to that family. In order to find out you will have to contact the Central Bureau for Genealogy (http://www.cbg.nl).

The CBG forms part of the Royal Library in The Hague and is the only official body that can give decisive answers to your questions. We strongly advise you to visit the Bureau as you will no doubt be surprised at the amount of information at their disposal.

If you learn that your family does not have a coat of arms then you can always decide to have one designed. We would be delighted to assist. Working together we will make a design that complies with the heraldic rules and that can be submitted to the committee of the CBG for registration. 

For registration and information on registration costs please contact the CBG.

The images alongside show examples of designs that we have made for our customers in the past.