This Coat-of-Arms comes from an inquiry to a professional genealogist in 1974 by Robert N. Mottice. These are the attached comments:
"The coat-of-arms illustrated [ . . .] was drawn by a heraldic artist based upon information about the Mottice surname and its association with heraldry. In the language of the ancient heralds, the arms are described as follows: "Quartered: 1st, or; the letter "M" sa.; 2nd and 3rd, az.; a serpent nowed ver.; 4th, chequy or and sa. Charged with a small inner shield arg."
"The Mottice arms is translated: "Divided into quarters: 1st quarter, gold background; a black initial "M", 2nd and 3rd quarters, blue background; a green serpent twisted in a knot; 4th quarter, checkered; alternating squares gold and black. A small sliver inner shield placed over all."
"A serpent symbolizes universality, wisdom, healing. Seven vivid colors were chosen for use on shields of armor-clad knights to easily identify them at a distance. the heraldic colors gold, silver, purple, blue, green, black, and red were preserved on colorless drawings by dot and line symbols. The Mottice coat-of-arms incorporated silver. the metal selver represents serenity and nobility."