[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.

Ornamentation	Encoding	Letter
Telegraph keys	Morse code	S
Boar	Pigpen cipher	A
Signal flags	Flag semaphore	L
Sherlock Holmes	Dancing men cipher	T
Cat in the Hat hat silhouette	Dr. Seuss’s ABC	A
Sailing ship	Int’l maritime signal flags	N
Blind Justice	Braille	T

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.