gem ring

The most common form of household jewelery in heraldry is the ring or gem ring, shown with a jewel which may have a different colour. A Glossary of Terms used in British Heraldry, J.H. Parker, Oxford, 1894, Entry:ring Wade, incorrectly terms the annulet a finger ring, but assigns the meaning of “fidelity” to it – more properly this meaning belongs to the gem ring. The Symbolisms of Heraldry, W. Cecil Wade, George Redway, London, 1898 P94