Family crest, Colors: Gold (command, power, nobility) Black (mystery, shadows, fate) Central Symbol: A crowned sword or scepter in gold with accents, symbolizing authority. Animal: A coiled snake, sleek and poised, perhaps wrapping around the sword or encircling the shield, rendered in black or gold to stand out Thorns: thorns twisted delicately into rose petals, symbolizing resilience, pain, and beauty intertwined. Shield: with the coiled snake at the center, encased by the thorn-rose wreath. With "Sanguine ligati, fato imperati" written round it See more