Kusza coat of arms
| Kusza | |
|---|---|
 Battle cry: NE CEDE ARDIUS (Yield Not Unto Difficulties) | |
| Details | |
| Alternative names | NIEZAPOMINAJKA (Forget-Me-Not) |
| Earliest mention | |
| Towns | |
| Families | several |
Kusza (pronounced Ku-Sha) is a Polish coat of arms.
Families using the main variant of the coat are: Bystrycki,[1][2][3] Bystrzycki,[2] Korejwa or Koreywa,[1][2][3] Leszczynowicz,[3] Kosicki,[1] Kuszcz,[1][2][3] Kuszczyński,[1][2][3] Maszkiewicz,[1][2][3] Maślakiewicz,[1][2][3] Oławski,[1][2][3] and Otawski.[3]
Families using Kusza II are Bajrasz,[1] and Czyczuda.[1]
Blazon
Variations
There are four variations of this coat of arms:
- KUSZA I "On a red field, a silver crossbow, without the arrow, and pointing downwards"
- KUSZA II "On a red field, a silver crossbow, without the arrow, pointing upwards"
- KUSZA III "On a red field, a silver crossbow, with a cyphered arrow, pointing upwards, and beneath the charge three silver chevrons (battons)"
- KUSZA IV "On a red field, a silver crossbow (with an arrow), pointing downwards, sometimes upwards".
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
See also
Related coats
- Kuszaba coat of arms
References
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