In ‘The Essex Serpent (2022)’ letters are received baring a wax seal with the United Kingdom’s coat of arms. The coat of arms is very well-known and complex, and much of the detail would be lost in the wax. At the centre of the arms is a quartered shield, depicting the three passant guardant lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the rampant lion and double tressure flory-counterflory of Scotland in the second quarter, and a harp for Ireland in the third quarter. Surrounding the shield is the Order of the Garter, the United Kingdom's most senior order of knighthood. The supporters are a crowned English lion on the dexter (heraldic right), and a chained Scottish unicorn on the sinister (heraldic left). Above the shield is a gold helmet with a mantling of gold and ermine attached to it. On top of this is the crest, a crown with a crowned lion standing on it. Below the shield is a grassy mound, a type of compartment, on which are thistles, Tudor roses, and shamrocks, representing Scotland, England, and Ireland respectively. In front of this is the motto Dieu et mon droit, a French phrase meaning 'God and my right'. The challenge was picking out the most important and recognisable elements that could still be rendered inside a 25mm circle.