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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4533578, member: 2844&quot;]The very specific decoration looks like it is based on an actual crest.</p><p>Maybe someone can find the crest with four roundels separated by a cross? It has a crown, so it could be an aristocratic family crest. </p><p><br /></p><p>The scimitar shaped sword suggests an Arabic or Turkish influence, but the crest could be European.</p><p>Given that Malta is just a hop across the water, and Malta had many &#039;Auberges&#039; from other parts of Europe, the origin of the crest could be&nbsp; anywhere. The fleur-de-lys or giglios on either side are heraldic symbols found throughout Europe. Which about narrows it down.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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