The coat of arms of the clan Katapán-Bána from Pecheneg origin, from which according to the tradition the family has descended, is not known.
Mátyás Cseszneky's coat of arms from 1597 was as follows:
The coat of arms below is attributed to the Cseszneky family, however, the family does not know anything about its origin and use.
King Ferdinand II by a royal patent dated on 8 March 1626 in Vienna granted to Benedek Cseszneky, his wife, Sára Kánya de Budafalva, also to Jakab Patonyi and his wife, Anna Kánya, furthermore to Boldizsár Kánya and his sister, Erzsébet the following new coat of arms:
This letter of nobility was announced in Pozsony county in 1627 and in Győr and Komárom counties in 1643. Notwithstanding, the most of the family members continued to use some sort of the ancient coat of arms with the dove.
Baron Gyula Cseszneky's coat of arms from 1941 is also an enlarged version of the ancient blason.
