Pierzchała (Roch) is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. According to the most heraldists the proper name of it is "Pierzchała" (Pirzchała), recorded in 1409. The word "Roch" means in Polish the heraldic emblem: the rook, it has been later also used as the name (recorded in 1422). Blazon Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: Klemens Pierzchała, Bishop of Płock House of Walewski Marie Walewska Alexandre Joseph Colonna, Count Walewski House of Wiszowaty Andrzej Wiszowaty Benedykt Wiszowaty Andrzej Wiszowaty, Jr. Oborski family :pl:Kategoria:Oborscy herbu Pierzchała Gallery See also Polish heraldry Heraldic family List of Polish nobility coats of arms Related coat of arms Roch III coat of arms Wysocki coat of arms Bibliography Juliusz Karol Ostrowski Księga herbowa rodów polskich. Warszawa, 1897-1906. Ludwik Pierzchała Herb Pierzchała, w: "Miesięcznik Heraldyczny", t. 1, Lwów 1908 Ludwik Pierzchała Jeszcze herb Roch, w: "Miesięcznik Heraldyczny", nr 12, Warszawa 1932 Józef Szymański Herbarz średniowiecznego rycerstwa polskiego. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1993. Marcin Michał Wiszowaty Słoń bojowy a sprawa polska w: "Verbum Nobile. Pismo środowiska szlacheckiego" nr 11/1997. Gert Oswald Lexikon der Heraldik. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig, 1984, Polish coats of arms