Zherebtsov

 

 

Zherebtsov (Jerebzov):  ЖЕРЕБЦОB

On a Maltese Cross arg and encircled by the collar of the Order of St John with its pendant:
Per pale arg and az, a demi double-eagle sa crowned, beaked and armed or; and a senestrochère embowed vambraced arg issuant from a cloud and holding a sword ppr the hilt and pommel or2; on a chief gu a cross arg.

The Zherebtzov Family Achievement2

 

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. Unattributed