In heraldry, the bezant is a symbol of wealth, generosity, honour, and noble service, traditionally depicted as a gold roundel and named after the Byzantine gold coins that were widely admired in medieval Europe. Because of its association with valuable coinage, the bezant often represents riches gained through trade, reward, or distinguished service, but it can also suggest magnanimity and the proper use of wealth rather than mere possession of it. It became especially prominent in heraldry after the Crusades, when contact with the eastern Mediterranean gave the Byzantine coin a strong symbolic presence in Western imagination.

One of the best-known examples is the arms of Cornwall, which bear fifteen bezants and have made the charge especially famous in British heraldry. Bezants also appear in the arms of families and institutions wishing to signal prosperity, patronage, or historic links to commerce and chivalric enterprise. In heraldic design, the bezant is valued for its simplicity and brilliance, and it remains one of the clearest ways to express both material distinction and the honourable legacy attached to wealth used with dignity and purpose.