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In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as attendants, are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up.
Standesscheibe of Solothurn, c. 1520, with two lions as supporters
Early example of the Royal Arms of England with lion and dragon as supporters, from a painting of Edward VI dated c. 1547
Flags and cannons are the supporters in the arms of Kazimierz Raczyński
The coat of arms of the Municipality of New Belgrade is supported by two swallows.
Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix, aka Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold von Forcade de Biaix, aka Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Leopold Marquis de Forcade de Biaix, was a Ro
Forcade-Biaix coat of arms, Prussian branch, circa 1820
Forcade-Biaix coat of arms, Silesia branch, date unknown, pre-1900