Wyvern 1845, when it became the crest of its unofficial coat of arms. The company asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the Kingdom of Mercia", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester". However, in 1897 the "Railway Magazine" noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia". A green Wyvern stands in the emblem of the ancient and historical umbrian city of Terni, the dragon is called by the citizens with the name of Thyrus. Sable wyvern on a white background with endorsed wings forms
Heraldry Council from a commercial design studio. The Heraldry Committee, made up of selected Council members and, since 1984, the National Herald "ex officio", was originally set up to deal with matters referred to it from time to time. Since 1984, it has also been responsible for considering objections to applications for registration. 1963-1968 1968-1975 1975-1984 1984-1989 1989-1995 1995-1997 1998-2003 2003-2008 2008-2011 2011-2015 Heraldry Council The Heraldry Council is part of the South African heraldic authority, established in Pretoria in June 1963, in terms of the Heraldry Act. It is the governing and policy-making body for the Bureau of Heraldry and consists