Arms of Anthony Frederick Krings
Blazon
Gules a rose Argent barbed Vert seeded Or within an orle of nine plates;
Symbolism
The name Krings is a derivation of Quirinus, from its pronunciation in the lower Rhineland dialect. The nine discs evoque a Saint Quirinus who was drowned with handmill stones tied to his body (A.D. 309). The rose symbolizes good fortune.
Crest of Anthony Frederick Krings
Blazon
An eagle displayed Argent beaked and legged Gules charged on its wing coverts and breast with nine torteaux;
Symbolism
The eagle is inspired by the arms of the city of Neuss, Germany, where the remains of another Saint Quirinus, its patron saint, have been kept since 1050.