▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁as ▁though ▁supporting ▁it . ▁In ▁many ▁trad itions , ▁these ▁have ▁acquired ▁strict ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁certain ▁social ▁classes . ▁On ▁the ▁European ▁continent , ▁there ▁are ▁often ▁fewer ▁restrictions ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁supp or ters . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁only ▁pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁real m , ▁a ▁few ▁baron ets , ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁orders ▁of ▁kn ighth ood , ▁and ▁some ▁corpor ate ▁bodies ▁are ▁granted ▁supp or ters . ▁O ften , ▁these ▁can ▁have ▁local ▁significance ▁or ▁a ▁historical ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁arm iger . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁arm iger ▁has ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁baron , ▁her edit ary ▁kn ight , ▁or ▁higher , ▁he ▁may ▁display ▁a ▁coron et ▁of ▁rank ▁above ▁the ▁shield . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁this ▁is ▁shown ▁between ▁the ▁shield ▁and ▁hel met , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁above ▁the ▁cr est ▁in ▁Cont inental ▁her ald ry . ▁ ▁Another ▁addition ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁of ▁a ▁baron et ▁or ▁of ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁kn ighth ood . ▁This ▁is ▁usually ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁col lar ▁or ▁similar ▁band ▁surrounding ▁the ▁shield . ▁When ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁a ▁kn ight ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁one ▁achiev ement , ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁of ▁kn ighth ood ▁surr ound ▁the ▁husband ' s ▁arms ▁only , ▁and ▁the ▁wife ' s ▁arms ▁are ▁custom arily ▁surrounded ▁by