List of oldest heraldry

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This list of oldest heraldry aims to include the oldest dated documented, non-attributed heraldic achievements for individuals, families, locations or institutions.

Year	Heraldry	Type	Armiger	Occasion	Grant	Location	Notes
1155-1160		Personal coat of arms	Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou			Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France	Commissioned by Geoffrey's widow Mathilda of England between 1155 and 1160 for his tomb. Supposedly the first documented personal (royal) coat of arms.
1281–1294?		Papal coat of arms	Pope Boniface VIII				Supposedly the first documented Papal coat of arms, likely sometimes as Cardinal (1281–1294).

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Authorities	Law of heraldic arms Grant of arms See also Bartolus de Saxoferrato Officers of arms in the United Kingdom (King of Arms, Herald, Pursuivant) Private Officer of Arms

Types of coats of arms	Burgher arms Ecclesiastical heraldry Canting arms Attributed arms Banner of arms

Blazons	Argent Or Charge Divisions Field Lines Ordinary Tincture Bar Bend Bordure Canton Chevron Chief Cross Fess Flaunch Gyron Lozenge Orle Pall Pale Roundel Saltire

Achievements	Cadency Crest Compartment Helmet Mantling Motto Quartering Impalement Shield Supporter Torse

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