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Royal Standard of the
Kingdom of Saxony 1815–1918 (fotw)
Presidential Standard, France 1940 – 1943 (fotw & CS); National Flag of Mexico (fotw)
Please note with regard to 1) that in French military usage, and possibly in others, the cravat is employed (including use with car flags) to differentiate between ranks and functions (see also ‘fanion 3)’, ‘jack of honour’, ‘lanyard 1)’ and ‘lanyard pennant’.
Flag of Triemen, The Netherlands (fotw)
Flag of Wegenstetten, Switzerland (fotw)
From left: Arms (CS); The National Flag of Turkey (fotw); Flag of
Er Rif 1920 – 1926 (fotw); National Flag of
The
Maldives (fotw)
Please note with regard to 2) that a crescent whose horns point downward may be termed inverted or reversed – see ‘reversed 2)’.
Please note that the term crest should only be used as specifically defined defined in 1), 2) and 3) above, and should not be considered as a synonym for a coat of arms or set of armorial bearings (see also ‘armorial bearings’ and ‘coat of arms’).
Flag of Ustasha Youth 1941 - 1945, Croatia (fotw)
Royal Crowns, Denmark & Spain (fotw); Tudor Crown 1901 – 1953, St Edward’s Crown (Current Pattern) UK (Martin Grieve)
Notes
a) On flags a crown with a curved
bar or bars across the top and a cap within generally (but not invariably) signifies
a reigning monarch, however, the actual design will usually be specific
to a given country and considerable variations exist.
b)
In
heraldry the term crown has a far wider use, and whilst a few of the many types
encountered are described in this dictionary, it is strongly suggested that a
specialist glossary or dictionary of heraldry be consulted for full details.
Crown/King’s Colour of the Royal Infantry Guard 1794, Spain (fotw); Crown/Queen’s Colour of the Regiment of Chasseurs Isabel II 1841-1844, Spain (fotw)
Lesser Arms of Luxembourg (fotw)
Middle Arms of Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Klaus-Michael Schneider);
National Arms of Croatia (fotw)
Flag and Arms of
Ferrel, Portugal (fotw); Flag of
Fonte do Bastardo, Portugal (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Ilha, Portugal (fotw)
The Flag and Arms of Saxony, Germany (CS); Flag and Arms of Hadeln, Germany (Klaus-Michael Schneider &
Wikipedia)
Flag of Basel, Switzerland (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Santo Tirso, Portugal (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Dugo Selo, Croatia (fotw)
Naval Ensign of Germany (fotw); Flag of
Námestovo, Slovakia (fotw)
A flag of the Christian Falangist Party, Germany (Tomislav Todorovic)
From left: Customs Flags/Jack,
Israel; Customs Flag, Sudan (fotw); Customs Flag,
Japan (fotw); Customs Pennant,
Thailand (fotw)
Canada-US Friendship/Cut-and-Paste Flag (fotw)
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