| Fig. 270.—Gold. | Fig. 271.—Silver. | Fig. 272.—Red. |
Fig. 271.—Silver or white is represented by a plain white surface, and being the color of light, signifies brightness, purity, virtue, innocence.
Fig. 272.—Red, represented by perpendicular lines, means ardent affection, love.
Fig. 273.—Blue is represented by horizontal lines; like the color in the heavens, it is truth, freedom, eternity.
| Fig. 273.—Blue. | Fig. 274.—Purple. | Fig. 275.—Green. |
Fig. 274.—Purple, represented by diagonal lines from sinister chief to dexter base, being the royal color, is understood as authority, power, grandeur.
Fig. 275.—Green is represented by lines running diagonally across the shield from dexter chief to sinister base. Like spring foliage, it suggests hope, life, vitality, youth, freshness.
Fig. 276.—Orange is represented by horizontal lines crossed by diagonal lines from dexter base to sinister chief. It is the color of the king of beasts and signifies strength, honor, generosity.
| Fig. 276.—Orange. | Fig. 277.—Crimson. | Fig. 278.—Black. |