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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 151921, member: 56&quot;]from Wikipedia:</p><p><i>Since 1581, when the Dutch people renounced Phillip II as their king, the Dutch have not had a monarch to grant coats of arms to deserving individuals. Coats of arms have been granted to Dutch nobles since 1815 by Royal Decree and registered by the High Court of Nobility. Since 1945 anyone may establish a coat of arms and have it registered with the Central Office for Genealogy, in ’s-Gravenhage. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>If one of your ancestors was a public official such as an alderman, sheriff, mayor, or notary there is a great chance that he used a seal of his family crest. Many of these can be found in the Muschart Collection (compiled by R. T. Muschart), available at the Central Office for Genealogy</i></p><p><br /></p><p>You can go through these pages (I haven&#039;t):</p><p><a href="http://www.heraldischedatabank.nl/databank/indeling/gallery?q_searchfield=muschart" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.heraldischedatabank.nl/databank/indeling/gallery?q_searchfield=muschart" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldischedatabank.nl/databank/indeling/gallery?q_searchfield=muschart</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1697 was the end of the 9 Years War and the signing of the Treaty of Ryswick, so maybe it&#039;s commemorative.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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