Description:
Laid out in sawtooth-cut silver to red split, at the front two cooper's adzes crossed, laid ontop a coopers mallet, at the back Saint Sebastian (tethered to the pole, pierced by two arrows) all in alternating tinctures. Blanket and beading in red and silver, in between two horns with mouthpiece gold, split in silver and red at the front and just opposite at the back, a rose silver, green-leaved and gold-buttoned.
Symbolism:
- The cooper's tools represent the profession of the ancestors.
- "Saint Sebastian" in remembrance of the "Oath of the black death of Lengfurt 1632"
- The rose of Wertheim (city in Germany) in the crest as a symbol of the faith of the villagers of Lengfurt including the Herberich's towards earl Michael of Wertheim.
Authorisation to carry:
The direct descendants of the oldest ancestor Johann Herberich (1588 ), as long as they carry the name Herberich, as well as the spouses of the descendants, as long as the marriage lasts and the name Herberich is used in the family name.