▁members ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁These ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁burg her ▁arms , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁most ▁arms ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁were ▁adopted ▁while ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁a ▁republic ▁( 1 5 8 1 – 1 8 0 6 ). ▁This ▁her ald ic ▁tradition ▁was ▁also ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁erst while ▁Dutch ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁Dutch ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁its ▁simple ▁and ▁rather ▁so ber ▁style , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁sense , ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁its ▁medieval ▁orig ins ▁than ▁the ▁elaborate ▁styles ▁which ▁developed ▁in ▁other ▁her ald ic ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁Gal lo - B rit ish ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁cad ency ▁marks ▁to ▁difference ▁arms ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁sem y ▁fields ▁are ▁distinct ive ▁features ▁of ▁Gal lo - B rit ish ▁her ald ry ▁( in ▁Scotland ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁mark ▁of ▁cad ency ▁being ▁the ▁bord ure , ▁the ▁small ▁br is ures ▁playing ▁a ▁very ▁minor ▁role ). ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁see ▁her ald ic ▁f urs ▁used . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁style ▁is ▁not ably ▁still ▁controlled ▁by ▁royal ▁officers ▁of ▁arms . ▁French ▁her ald ry ▁experienced ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁strict ▁rules ▁of ▁construction ▁under ▁Napoleon . ▁English ▁and ▁Sc ots ▁her ald ries ▁make ▁greater ▁use ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁than ▁other ▁European ▁countries . ▁ ▁F urs , ▁che v rons ▁and ▁five - point ed ▁stars