Achievement (heraldry)
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In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled.[2] An achievement comprises not only the arms displayed on the escutcheon, the central element, but also the following elements surrounding it (from top to bottom):
- Slogan or war-cry
- Mantle and pavilion
- Crest placed atop a:
- Torse (or cap of maintenance as a special honour)
- Mantling
- Helm of appropriate variety; if holder of higher rank than a baronet, issuing from a:
- Coronet or crown (not used by baronets), of appropriate variety.
- Console
- Supporters (if the bearer is entitled to them, generally in modern usage not baronets), which may stand on a compartment
- Motto, if possessed
- Order, if possessed
- Badge, if possessed