Strogonov

 

 

Strogonov (Stroganov): СТРОГОНОB

On a Maltese Cross arg and encircled by the collar of the Order of St John with its pendant:
Per fess, gu the head and neck of a bear* arg, and vair; debruised by a bend ondy or charged with four barbs placed bendwise 2 and 2; overall an inescutcheon az charged with a double headed eagle sa each head crowned with an imperial crown or  and a third imperial crown above, its claw dexter holding a sceptre or and its sinister an orb of the same, the eagle charged on its breast with an inescutcheon az bordured or, inscribed with the Kirillic letter H and the figure 1 to indicate Emperor Nicholas I.¹

 

 

 The Strogonov Family Achievement3

 

Sources (Blazon):

1. Rietstap, J.B.: ARMORIAL GÉNÉRAL [2éme ed., G.B van Goor Zonen, Gouda 1884]

2. Mandrich, Donald R. & Placek, Joseph A.: Russian Heraldry and Nobility [Dramco Publishers, Boynton Beach, Florida 1992]

3. Yegerov, Commander Valery