Crests hold more historical significance than you might think. In medieval countries with a monarchy, the king would bestow a family crest or coat of arms on higher-class families and his knights.

Cricket [/url]":5c4gwojm] ["Family" coat of arms] don't exist, and most of the sites that cater to such a thing are intended to prey on people who do want to idealize their family history.

After discovering that her ancestor had invented his own coat of arms in the 16th century, Mattie Kahn enlisted jeweler Briony Raymond to turn the family crest into a modern heirloom.