In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. In Heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to Emblazon a Coat of arms. Silver is the metallic shade resembling Gray, closest to that of polished Silver. It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye In engravings and line drawings, regions to be tinctured argent are either left blank, or may be indicated with the abbreviation ar. in them.

The name derives from Latin argentum, which derives from the Greek 'Αργυρος, translated as silver or white metal. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across The word argent had the same meaning in Old French blazon, from which it passed into the English language. In Heraldry and heraldic Vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of most often a Coat of arms or Flag, which enables a person to

In some historical depictions of coats of arms, a kind of silver leaf was applied to those parts of the device that were argent. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Over time, the silver content of these depictions has tarnished and darkened. Tarnish is a layer of Corrosion that develops over Copper, Brass, Silver, Aluminum as well as a degree of semi-reactive metals as As a result, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish regions that were intended as argent from those that were sable. This article describes the heraldic tincture sable For other uses see Sable (disambiguation. The result is a false impression that the rule of tincture has been violated in cases where the argent was applied next to a dark colour, and where it now appears to be sable next to a dark colour from tarnishing. The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: metal should not be put on metal nor colour on colour (Humphrey Llwyd 1568)

Argent and white

Arthur Charles Fox-Davies argued extensively in his book The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory that, though extremely rare, the colour white existed as an independent tincture in heraldry separate from argent. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together He bases this in part on the "white labels" used to difference the arms of members of the British Royal Family. Heraldry, a label is a charge closely resembling the strap with pendants which from the saddle crossed the horse's chest The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. However, it has been argued that these could be regarded as "white labels proper", thus rendering white not a heraldic tincture. [1]

White does seem to be regarded as a different tincture from argent in Portuguese heraldry, as evidenced by the arms of municipal de Santiago do Cacém in Portugal, in which the white of the fallen Moor's clothing and the knight's horse is distinguished from the argent of the distant castle, and in the arms of the Logistical and Administrative Command of the Portuguese Air Force. Portuguese heraldry has been in use at least since the 12th century. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese Air Force ( PoAF) (Força Aérea Portuguesa FAP) is the Air force of Portugal.

Argent is said to represent the following:

• Of jewels, the pearl
• Of heavenly bodies, the Moon
• Of metals, silver

See also

• Silver
• White

A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Silver is the metallic shade resembling Gray, closest to that of polished Silver. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye

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