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Fincke coat of arms (also Finckenstein coat of arms or Finke coat of arms) are a
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coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
, also used in Poland. It is used by the
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and
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Finck von Finckenstein The House of Finck von Finckenstein is a noble family classified as ''Uradel'' ( German for 'ancient nobility'). It is one of the oldest Prussian aristocratic families extant, dating back to the 12th century in the Duchy of Carinthia. Origins ...
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as well as the Lniski family from Elnis.


History

It is the coat of arms that belonged to the German family Finke that joined the
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before 1400 and moved to
Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...
.


Blazon


Notable bearers

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: *
Finck von Finckenstein The House of Finck von Finckenstein is a noble family classified as ''Uradel'' ( German for 'ancient nobility'). It is one of the oldest Prussian aristocratic families extant, dating back to the 12th century in the Duchy of Carinthia. Origins ...


See also

*
Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic sys ...
* Heraldry *
Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
*
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References

* Polish coats of arms {{poland-heraldry-stub