Mano d'Oro

Mano d'Oro has a number of roles, and can be (very) briefly described as a liaison between the Crown and the Court Herald functions of the College, and mentor for less experienced court heralds.

In particular, various functions performed by Mano d'Oro include:

• Growing court heralds
  • helping them network with other heralds and local Coronets, to enable them to gain experience
  • offering constructive criticism and positive feedback
  • teaching court heraldry (copyrighted training materials are available)
• Perform court heraldry as needed, often as a training exercise for junior court heralds, in Royal or baronial settings
• Encourage Crown and Coronet to make use of court heralds from within the College
• Encourage potential talent to become more deeply involved in the court herald community
• Serve as point of contact for heads of retinue to recruit local court heralds for events