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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I think CoAs are harder to discuss than badges because so much of them are ritual. We can't say "and the stars mean this and the lamp means that and the colors stand for something else entirely."
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They can be, but not necessarily. As noted above, some coats of arms have "open" meanings and secret meanings. I mean, there are some coats of arms that have been posted that I know (at least some) of the symbolism of, even though the members who posted them didn't give an explanation. There are parts of those coats of arms that the GLOs in question have been open about. I haven't said anything yet to wait and see if a member offers some explanation.
Likewise, some badges have (or are) symbols that can't be explained. (Triangles?
) And there's a reason that some of us are a little unfamiliar with the idea that people in some orgs can put whatever gems they want to on badges.