On this site you can see all kinds of heraldic displays in the Netherlands.
Ton,
Thanks for pointing this site to us. It has some great examples of beautiful Dutch structural heraldry. I certainly have an affinity for Dutch heraldry for very similar reasons to my liking Nordic heraldry…its simplicity of the shield. Of course some of the pictures remind me of my six months living in Rotterdam, which I have very fond memories of 
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Thanks again,
Hassan
Ton,
A friend of mine, Hugo Neyenhuis, has shown me his "familiewapen"—I suspected it might be a bucket shop production, but the image he sent was nicely emblazoned .... except: written below the shield was the family name "Neyenhuis". I’m not sure when he got the emblazon, but he’s just turned 80—so it might have been one of the items he brought in the 1950s when he emigrated.
Does Dutch heraldry subscribe to the "Polish House Rule"? (I just named that rule, by the way, so don’t Google it ) That is: is every Nederlander named Neyenhuis considered to be "of the same family" and entitled to the same arms unchanged?
As I recall, his arms were "Or on a pale Azure fimbriated Argent a six-point star also Or. Set for crest was a six-point star Or. The star was the "star of David" type. I’m also wondering if the "fimbriated Argent" was artistic license since that would place metal upon metal?
Thanks,
Guy
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Does Dutch heraldry subscribe to the "Polish House Rule"?
No you have to be a member of the family, so to say, to be able to use the arms so not everyone with the same name can use the same arms.
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As I recall, his arms were "Or on a pale Azure fimbriated Argent a six-point star also Or. Set for crest was a six-point star Or. The star was the "star of David" type. I’m also wondering if the "fimbriated Argent" was artistic license since that would place metal upon metal?
probably artistic licence, a six point star is the standard star or "ster" in Dutch heraldry, any other number of points has to be specified.
Thanks Ton!
—Guy
this sure is a nice link Ton.
yes it is a nice site the fellow that runs the site has put a lot of time and effort into it.