Achievement (heraldry)

In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled.[2] An achievement comprises not only the arms displayed on the escutcheon, the central element, but also the following elements surrounding it (from top to bottom):

• Slogan or war-cry
• Mantle and pavilion
• Crest placed atop a:
• Torse (or Cap of Maintenance as a special honour)
• Mantling
• Helm of appropriate variety; if holder of higher rank than a baronet, issuing from a:
• Coronet or Crown (not used by baronets), of appropriate variety.
• Console
• Supporters (if the bearer is entitled to them, generally in modern usage not baronets), which may stand on a Compartment
• Motto, if possessed
• Order, if possessed
• Badge, if possessed

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External devices in addition to the central coat of arms
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