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H.E.
Amb Prof Dr
George A.
Said-Zammit
BA, MA (Durham),
PhD (Leiden),
FSA, FRAI
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 29th July 2025.
Registration No. 0749
(Vol.5).
Arms:
Gules, on a fess Argent
an open book Proper
bearing at dexter the
letter A and at sinister
the letter Ω both Or
with three straps of the
field fesswise in pale
each buckled at dexter
Proper, between in chief
three mullets of six
points and in base a
lion passant all of the
Third and all within a
bordure Sable charged
with seven crossbows
(3,2,2) of the
Third.
Crest:
Above the
shield is a helm
befitting his degree
with mantling Gules
doubled Argent and for a
Crest, Issuant from the
coronet of a Rwandan
Baron a wildcat Proper
langued Gules gorged and
chained Or.
Motto:
Nunquam Timidus.
Certification:
Chronicler King of
Arms of Castile and
Leon at Segovia, Spain
on 13th June 2019 with
reference number
22/2019.
Registration:
The Office of the Chief
Herald of Arms of Malta
10th October 2020,
Archive Registration
Number Vol. 1 R0011/20.
Gazette Reference 22nd
April 2022.
Designed
and Illustrated by Dr. Joseph Crews,
Persevante León Blanco.
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The
Arms reflects the
academic background of
Professor George A.
Said-Zammit and his
long-time experience in
research and education.
It also reflects his
high level profile as
Ambassador of Malta. The
open book is a symbol of
wisdom and research and
this is a testimomy of
the bearer's high
academic background. The
three stars are symbol
of light, while the lion
rampant is a symbol of
the bearer's
determination to
achieve. This is also
evident in the motto:
Nunquam Timidus (never
afraid). The cross-bows
symbolize the quest for
justice, knowledge and
fairness.
The
armiger is a Knight
Grand Cross of the
Imperial Order of Dom
Pedro I (Imperial
House of Brazil),
Knight Grand Cross of
the Royal Order of the
Lion, Knight Grand
Cross of the Royal
Order of the Crested
Crane, Knight Grand
Cross of the Royal
Order of the Crown
(Royal House of
Rwanda), Knight
Commander of the
Equestrian Order of
the Holy
Sepulchre of
Jerusalem, Knight
Commander of the Order
of St. Maurice and St.
Lazarus (Royal House
of Savoy), Knight of
the Constantinian
Order of St. George
(Bourbon-Two
Sicilies), Knight
Grand Cross of the
Order of St. Michael
of the Wing (Royal
House of Portugal),
Knight Grand Cross of
the Order of the Star
of Ethiopia, Knight
Grand Cross of Menelik
II, Knight Grand Cross
of the Order of the
Holy Trinity (Imperial
House of Ethiopia);
Grand Cordon of the
Royal Order of the
Egyptian Crown (Royal
House of Egypt),
Member of the Noble
Brotherhood of
Crossbowmen of Alfano
in La Rioja (Kingdom
of Spain), Member of
the Order of Vitez in
Hungary, Doctor of
Philosophy (University
of Leiden, The
Netherlands), Master
of Arts (University of
Durham, United
Kingdom), Bachelor of
Arts (University of
Malta) - all in
Archaeology, Fellow of
the Society of
Antiquaries of London,
Fellow of the Society
of Antiquaries of
Scotland, Fellow of
the Royal
Anthropological
Institute, Ambassador
of Malta to the State
of Kuwait, the
Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan and the
Republic of Iraq, a
citizen of Malta.
The
armiger is the
recipient of the
barony of
Nyanza
granted by the
late King Kigeli V
of Rwanda and a
similar title
presented to him by
the Crown Prince of
Ethiopia H.I.H. Zere
Yacobe Asfa Wossen
Haille Selassie.
These titles are
officially mentioned
in Letters Patent
issued by the
Cronista des Armas
of Castile and Leon
as well as by the
Chief Herald of Arms
of Malta.
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The
Heraldic Standard of H.E.
Amb Prof Dr George
A. Said-Zammit
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George A. Said-Zammit BA, MA (Durham),
PhD (Leiden), FSA, FRAI
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