Angus Herald of Arms in Extraordinary is a current

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herald of arms in Extraordinary of the

Court of the Lord Lyon The Court of the Lord Lyon, or Lyon Court, is a standing court of law, based in New Register House in Edinburgh, which regulates heraldry in Scotland. The Lyon Court maintains the register of grants of arms, known as the Public Register of All ...

. The name of the office is derived from the noble title of the

Earl of Angus The Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish Provinces of Scotland, province of Angus, Scotland, Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is held by the Duke of Hamilton, and is used as a courtesy title for the eldes ...

(currently a subsidiary title of the

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). The office was active from 1490 to 1513. The badge of office is ''A salamander Vert encircled with flames of fire Or all ensigned of the

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Proper''. The badge was created in the spring of 2009 by

Lord Lyon King of Arms The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officer of State, Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scotland, Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry i ...

David Sellar. The badge was taken from the crest of the Earl of Angus without the baronial chapeau, on which the

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usually stands. The office is currently held by Robin O. Blair, Esq., CVO, WS, the former Lord Lyon. He was appointed to this post on the 17 March 2008.

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The Court of the Lord Lyon
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