[Solution] Coats of Arms

Each of the coats of arms shown represents a letter in a different encoding. The ornamentation on top of each crest is a clue to the encoding used.

OrnamentationEncodingLetter
Telegraph keysMorse codeS
BoarPigpen cipherA
Signal flagsFlag semaphoreL
Sherlock HolmesDancing men cipherT
Cat in the Hat hat silhouetteDr. Seuss’s ABCA
Sailing shipInt’l maritime signal flagsN
Blind JusticeBrailleT

The letters spell out SALTANT, which is a word solvers may not be familiar with. However, looking it up reveals that it is a heraldic term referring to an animal featured in a leaping pose.

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