The Goosen Coat of Arms And Its History Coat of Arms were developed in the Middle Ages as a means of identifying warriors in battle and tournaments. The present function of the Coat of Arms (although still one of identity) serves more to preserve the traditions that arose from its earlier use.

Thanks to Chris Goosen for the colored version

Heraldic artists of old developed
their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. The Coat of Arms illustrated herein was
drawn by a heraldic artist from information recorded in ancient heraldic archives. our research indicates that
there are often times a number of different Coat of Arms recorded for a specific surname. When possible we
select and translate the Coat of Arms most representative of your surname or its variant for illustration.

THE GOOSEN COAT OF ARMS HEREBY ILLUSTRATED IS OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED IN RIETSTAP'S ARMORIAL GENERAL. THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMS (SHIELD) IS AS FOLLOWS:

"COUPÉ: AU 1 PARTI; A. D'ARG. À UN OISEAU DE SA.; B. DE GU. À TROIS PALS D'OR; AU 2 D'AZUR À TROIS ÉTOILES D'OR, 2 ET 1, ET UN FILET EN BANDE, BR. SUR LES ÉTOILES."

WHEN TRANSLATED THE BLAZON ALSO DESCRIBES THE ORIGINAL COLORS OF THE GOOSEN ARMS AS:

"DIVIDED HORIZONTALLY: 1) DIVIDED VERTICALLY: A) SILVER, A BLACKBIRD; B) RED, TREE GOLD VERTICAL BANDS; 2) BLUE THREE GOLD STARS PLACED TWO OVER ONE, AND VERY NARROW DIAGONAL BAND PLACED OVER THE STARS."

ABOVE THE SHIELD AND HELMET IS THE CREST WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS:

"A GOLD STAR BETWEEN A PAIR OF BLUE WINGS."