Metal (heraldry)
A heraldic tincture class comprising gold and silver, traditionally distinguished from colors. Its members are or and argent.
Tincture (heraldry): The standardized palette of colors, metals, and furs used in heraldry. Metals are one of the principal classes within this heraldic palette.
Rule of tincture: A heraldic convention that generally places metals against colors and colors against metals. It sets the standard contrast between a metal and adjoining tinctures.
Heraldry: A system of identifying people, families, institutions, and territories through coats of arms and related devices. Heraldic metals developed within this system of visual identification.
Coat of arms: A heraldic design displayed on a shield or represented in another formal setting. Metals provide two of the standard tinctures used in its composition.
Or (heraldry): The heraldic tincture representing gold or yellow. Or is the gold member of the metal class.
Color (heraldry): A heraldic tincture class traditionally including red, blue, black, green, and purple. Colors form the principal contrasting class against heraldic metals.
Medieval heraldry: The European practice of designing, recording, and inheriting coats of arms during the Middle Ages. The conventional distinction between metals and colors took shape in medieval practice.
Heraldic flag: A flag bearing heraldic arms or devices associated with a person, family, institution, or territory. Metal tinctures can carry shield designs onto banners and flags.
Argent (heraldry): The heraldic tincture representing silver or white. Argent is the silver member of the metal class.
Blazon: The formal verbal description of a coat of arms using standardized heraldic terminology. Blazon names metals as or and argent, making designs reproducible.