Arms of the Counts Ìîðêîâ (Marcoff, Marcov)
Russian State Historical Archive (ÐÃÈÀ 1343/43/1370/1-8)

Arms: Per pale: sable, a column Or, ensigned with a water-level, and enwrapped by a dolphin, gules, in bend sinister a sabre argent, surmounted by a bend throughout Or, edged azure, and charged bendwise with a cross patty between two crescents, of the last; on a chief Or, fesswise, two saltires, with ostrich plumes azure. Surtout, ensigned with an open crowned silver helmet, mantled azure lined argent, an inescutcheon azure charged with a cross patty and in base a crescent argent.

Helmets: Three helmets, or, argent and iron blued.

Mantling: All argent lined gules.

Upper image: Full colour image of the Coat of arms as actually registered and authorized.
Lower image: Image of the Coat of arms as in the old book of the Russian nobility. 

Crests: Center, over the gold helmet, rising from the coronet of a Count with pearls, the Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire proper, holding in its dexter claw a sword argent and in its sinister claw a scepter Or, and charged with the escutcheon of an Austrian Archduke, gules, a fess argent; Right, over the silver helmet, rising from a pearl coronet of a Count proper, the column with water-level and dolphin as in the arms; Left over the iron helmet, rising from a noble coronet, a sabre, Or, its blade enwrapped with an oak branch proper.
Supporters: On either side a Sarmatian vested in dark colours, without sleeves, the hat and boots Or, the dexter standing, with his outer arm counter-embowed and holding in bend over his shoulder a sword Or, its blade enwrap with an oak branch proper, and the sinister seated, leaning with his left arm on a block of wood proper, and across his thigh in bend, its point downward, his sabre Or.
Motto: Stabo Quocumque Ferar = I Shall stand wherever I am
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