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They are symbols or the two countries, France and Spain.
Colors and animals were, and are, used in coats of arms because they are used a symbols.
France does not have a coat of arms, but rather an emblem. The current emblem of France has been a symbol of France since 1953, although it does not have any legal status as an official coat of arms. It was originally adopted in 1912 by the French Foreign Ministry as a symbol for use by diplomatic and consular missions. The Third French Republic had an informal Coat of Arms, but French Republics have generally avoided Coats of Arms because they are Heraldry, and Heraldry is seen as an aristocratic art, and therefore associated with the Ancien Régime. The Kingdom of France and the French Empires had Coats of Arms, with the earliest being from before 1376 AD.
The plural of "coat of arms" is "coats of arms".
Coats of arms were used to identify individuals of high status on the battle field when they were otherwise unrecognizable in their armor.
Coats of arms do not themselves have surnames.
In the Middle Ages, coats of arms were used exclusively by the nobility on flags and armour. Fishermen would not have coats of arms.
Names do not have crests or coats of arms. Some individuals have coats of arms. Some families have crests; and some families of the same name do not.
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Coats of Arms belong to individuals, not to families.
A. D. Weld French has written: 'Notes on the surnames of Francus, Franceis, French, etc. in Scotland, with an acount of the Frenches of Thorndykes' 'The surnames and coats of arms of the Williamses' -- subject(s): Heraldry
Coats of arms generally follow the rules of Heraldry.