▁pron ounced , ▁territorial , ▁cl an ▁system ▁– ▁often , ▁entire ▁villages ▁or ▁military ▁groups ▁were ▁granted ▁the ▁same ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁family ▁relationships . ▁In ▁Poland , ▁nearly ▁six ▁hundred ▁un related ▁families ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁same ▁J astr zę bie c ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁Mark s ▁of ▁cad ency ▁are ▁almost ▁unknown , ▁and ▁shield s ▁are ▁generally ▁very ▁simple , ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁charge . ▁Many ▁her ald ic ▁shield s ▁derive ▁from ▁ancient ▁house ▁marks . ▁At ▁the ▁least , ▁fifteen ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁all ▁Hung arian ▁personal ▁arms ▁bear ▁a ▁sever ed ▁Turk ' s ▁head , ▁referring ▁to ▁their ▁wars ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Qu asi - her ald ic ▁em blem s ▁True ▁her ald ry , ▁as ▁now ▁generally ▁understood , ▁has ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁medieval ▁Europe . ▁However , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁other ▁historical ▁cult ures ▁which ▁have ▁used ▁symbols ▁and ▁em blem s ▁to ▁represent ▁families ▁or ▁individuals , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁these ▁symbols ▁have ▁been ▁adopted ▁into ▁Western ▁her ald ry . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁royal ▁t ugh ra ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁cr est , ▁along ▁with ▁such ▁traditional ▁Western ▁her ald ic ▁elements ▁as ▁the ▁esc ut che on ▁and ▁the ▁compart ment . ▁ ▁Greek ▁symbols ▁An cient ▁Gree ks ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁civil izations ▁to ▁use ▁symbols ▁consist ently ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁identify