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John Christian Thomas Wendell Matthew von Bender

Jersey, United Kingdom
Supplementary Letters Patent
June 15, 2010
Vol. V, p. 523

Arms of John Christian Thomas Wendell Matthew von Bender

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Blazon

Arms

Or three trefoils within a bordure Vert;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet treflé a vol Or charged with six trefoils Vert;

Motto

SERVITIA;


Symbolism

Arms

The design reflects the ancient noble arms of the von Bender family, originally from Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.

Crest

The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.

Motto

This means “service” and reflects the motto conferred upon Mr. von Bender’s maternal grandfather, the Hon. Sir Kenneth Ping-Fan Fung, C.B.E., J.P.