heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...

, copper is the

tincture A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%.Groot Handboek Geneeskrachtige Planten by Geert Verhelst In chemistr ...

of metallic

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

. Copper has been introduced in Canadian heraldry. It is considered a metal along with

Argent In heraldry, argent () is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. In engravings and line drawings, regions to b ...

(silver) and Or (gold) and should be depicted as bright, new copper metal. While not commonly used, it features prominently in the arms of the City of Whitehorse, Yukon, as well as the coat of arms of Cyprus.

Gallery

City of whitehorse coat of arms.png, Coat of arms of Whitehorse, Yukon. ITA Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino COA.svg, Coat of arms of Kaltern an der Weinstraße. Badge of Office of Coppermine Herald, Canadian Heraldic Authority.svg, Badge of Office of Coppermine Herald.

References

Metals (heraldry) Copper Shades of brown {{Heraldry-stub