▁are ▁not ) ▁raised ▁on ▁sp ikes , ▁of ▁which ▁five ▁silver ▁balls ▁and ▁four ▁leaves ▁are ▁displayed . ▁Cor on ets ▁for ▁vis count s ▁have ▁ 1 6 ▁silver ▁balls , ▁of ▁which ▁seven ▁are ▁displayed . ▁Finally , ▁bar onial ▁coron ets ▁have ▁six ▁silver ▁balls , ▁of ▁which ▁four ▁are ▁displayed . ▁Pe er esses ▁use ▁equivalent ▁designs , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁circ let , ▁which ▁enc ir cles ▁the ▁head , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁coron et , ▁which ▁rest s ▁at op ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁Pe ers ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁their ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁arms . ▁Her edit ary ▁supp or ters ▁are ▁normally ▁limited ▁to ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers , ▁certain ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Family , ▁chief s ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Cl ans , ▁Scottish ▁fe ud al ▁bar ons ▁whose ▁baron ies ▁pre date ▁ 1 5 8 7 . ▁Non - her edit ary ▁supp or ters ▁are ▁granted ▁to ▁life ▁pe ers , ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁G arter , ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Th ist le , ▁Kn ights ▁and ▁D ames ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Bath , ▁Kn ights ▁and ▁D ames ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George , ▁Kn ights ▁and ▁D ames ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order , ▁Kn ights ▁and ▁D ames ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire , ▁and ▁kn ights ▁b anner et . ▁ ▁Pe ers , ▁like ▁most