To begin the process of a grant of armorial bearings and/or other heraldic emblems, a petition for a heraldic grant must be submitted via email to the Royal Heraldic College of Georgia. Once the petitionhas been received, an officer of arms will contact the petitioner to obtain any remaining relevant information and documentation required to determine eligibility and process the petition.

Eligibility
As the granting of armorial bearings and other heraldic emblems is considered an honor bestowed by the Georgian Crown, petitioners will be requested to submit a curriculum vitae to the College for review. This allows for assessment of the petition's merits and determination of eligibility.

Members of one or more of the Royal Georgian Orders, recipients of medals of merit from the Crown, and individuals bearing a title of nobility conferred or formally recognized by the Georgian Crown, who maintain good standing with the Royal House, are considered to meet the College’s eligibility criteria by virtue of their existing recognition from the Crown.

After the College has reviewed the petition and all necessary supporting documents, an officer of arms will inform the petitioner as to whether a grant has been authorized and whether the process may proceed. When a grant has been authorized, an invoice will be issued to the petitioner for payment of the fees of the College.

Once the fee has been paid to the College, we collaborate with the petitioner to develop the design and create a blazon (a written description) for the armorial bearings to be granted. Discussion formats vary depending on the extent of initial emblem concepts, whether petitioners arrive with specific designs or seek the College's design input from the beginning.

Subsequently, the College approves a design proposal before presenting it to the petitioner for their approval.

Please visit this page to access some helpful tips for good heraldic design and a set of questions meant to help you brainstorm ideas for developing you coat of arms.

While the initial concept rough sketches are included in the fee paid to the College, once your updated arms have been finalized to your satisfaction and that of the College, we will paint an Exemplification of your armorial bearings. This is the final painted version of your arms that is kept in our records and utilized in our Option A and B letters patent. 

You have two options to chose from:

• Simple Exemplification: A straightforward painting of your arms
• Complex Exemplification: A fully-detailed painting of your arms

For Exemplification fees, please refer to our pricelist.

Once the design has been prepared to the satisfaction of the petitioner and the College, a standard 8½"x 11” multipage Letters Patent is provided to the armiger. The emblazonment is digitally added to the document, which bears the Herald Master of Arm's signature and the College's seal. The Letters Patent will also include the formal heraldic description (blazon) of the armorial bearings, any applicable authorizations to make use of the heraldic privileges of members of the Royal Georgian Orders, and any accompanying artwork depicting the heraldic emblems (emblazonment).

To provide petitioners with options to suit their varied preferences, the College offers, in addition to the standard letter-sized Grant of Arms Letters Patent, two additional options with varying formats and price tiers. Further details are provided in the Letters Patent Options box below.

Once the letters patent have been prepared to the satisfaction of the College and the petitioner, approval is sought and the document is signed and sealed by the College, which retains a digital copy for its records. The grant is then entered into the Register of Arms, Badges, Flags, and Other Emblems of the Royal House of Georgia.