marks ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast line ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁such ▁as ▁Gib bes ▁Beach , ▁Gib bes ▁Bay ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Gib bes ▁still ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁family ' s ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁Os bor ne - G ib bes ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁ ▁Their ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁Red ▁Hand ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁( the ▁baron ets ' ▁bad ge ), ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Sh ield : ▁per ▁f ess ▁argent ▁and ▁er mine , ▁three ▁battle - ax es ▁in ▁pale ▁s able . ▁C rest : ▁an ▁arm ▁emb owed ▁in ▁steel ▁arm our , ▁g arn ished ▁or , ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁cross ▁coup ed ▁g ules , ▁the ▁hand ▁in ▁a ▁ga unt let ▁grasp ing ▁a ▁battle - ax e ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁arms . ▁Mot to : ▁Ten ax ▁Pro pos iti . ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁Gib bes ▁family ' s ▁arms ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁vertical ▁ ▁" Dan ish ▁axes " ▁dep icted ▁on ▁an ▁argent ▁field ; ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁weapon ry , ▁the ▁devices ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁shield ▁were ▁changed ▁over ▁time ▁from ▁Vik ing - style ▁battle ▁axes ▁to ▁their ▁more ▁orn ate ▁late - med ieval ▁equival ents . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁William ▁Beth am ' s ▁Baron et age , ▁Volume ▁III ▁( Lond on , ▁ 1 8 0 3 ), ▁under ▁" G ib