Paprzyca is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Herb Paprzyca (Bychawa, Kuczawa, Ruchaba, Ruczaba, Paprzyca, Rakwicz) – coat of arms, with the clan's battle cry of Iwiczna and Kuszaba.
Origin legend
Blazon Description of the coat of arms
In the silver field, a black millstone with a middle silver rynd. In the jewel, eight silver puppies heads in two rows; two at the top looking right, two left, one at the bottom looking right, and three turned left. The description of the coat of arms Kuszaba appears already in Jewels of Jan Długosz: as Kuszaba. "Cuius insignia lapis molaris griseus cum ferrea paprzicza in or campo." What in Translation means: Kuszaba. Which sign a millstone grey with iron debris in a white field. According to Niesiecki (...), there should be a millstone upright, grey in color, with a cast iron in the middle, as in the field, in the field with white, on the helmet with eight puppies. Szymański claims that "(...) in a silver field, a millstone (black) with silver papy". By the act of the Harold Union, the coat of arms was transferred to Lithuania (the Lithuanian boyar Manstold adopted the boyar, he adopted Marmicz from Iwiczny Iwicki, the Łęczyca bailiff).
Earliest references
Coat of arms from the Piast dynasty. Year of creation 1249-1296 (XIII century).
Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
Dąbrowski, Grodziński, Iwicki, Jarzyczewski, Książyk, Kussowski, Lubowiecki, Niewiński, Niwiński, Śnieżawski, Warszewicki, Zgliński
External links Paprzyca Coat of Arms & the bearers
See also Polish heraldry Heraldry Coat of arms Kusza Coat of Arms