The Society's arms feature a Saint Andrew's Cross with silver thistles and a red shield.
The society was founded in 1977 and was a notable part of a scholastic revival of heraldry that occurred in Scotland in the 1970s.
[1] In 1986 the society's St Andrew Lecture was presented by John Brooke-Little, in his capacity of Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, the first official visit to Scotland by an English herald since 1639.
[6] In 2008, the chairman of the society commented on the coat of arms used by Donald Trump, noting that it broke several conventions.
[7] As of 2021[update], the Society's President is Dr. Joseph J. Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms and the Chairman Edward J.H.