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Arms of Saxony, Germany (fotw); 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)
Arms and Flag of Wegenstetten, Switzerland (Wikipedia
& fotw)
Former Arms of Obdam, The Netherlands (fotw);
Naval Flag of the Ottoman Empire c1840 (fotw);
National Flag of
The
Maldives (fotw); Flag of
Er Rif 1920 – 1926 (fotw)
Notes
a) With regard to 1) the crescent is often (but not invariably) considered to be symbolic of Islam.
b) Regarding 2) 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
‘
Arms of Josipdol, Croatia (fotw);
Ship’s crest of HMS Sovereign (Wikipedia);
State Military Crest of New Mexico, US (fotw)
Flag of Ustasha Youth 1941 - 1945, Croatia (fotw)
Royal Crowns, Denmark,
Spain, England and Scotland (fotw)
Notes
a) With regard to 1), 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)
Regarding 3), in
heraldry the term "crown" has a wider use than those referenced above, and it
is 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/a> and Grand-Ducal Standard of Luxembourg (fotw);
State Arms and Royal Standard of
Norway (fotw)
Middle Arms and State Flag of Baden-Württemberg, Germany (fotw);
National Arms and Flag of Croatia (fotw)
The Flag and Arms of Saxony, Germany (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Land Hadeln, Germany (fotw &
Wikipedia)
Flag of Fonte do Bastardo, Portugal (fotw);
Arms of Ferrel, Portugal (fotw);
Flag and Arms of Ilha, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Feteira, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of Wangen, Switzerland (fotw); Arms of
Santo Tirso, Portugal (fotw); Flag and Arms of
Dugo Selo, Croatia (fotw)
Arms and Flag of São Salvador do Campo, Portugal (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Vila Nova do Campo, Portugal (fotw);
Arms of Monte Córdova, Portugal (fotw)
Naval Ensign of Germany (fotw); Flag of
Námestovo, Slovakia (fotw)
A flag of the Christian Falangist Party, Germany (fotw)
Customs Flags/Jack,
Israel; Customs Flag, Sudan (fotw);
Revenues and Customs Ensign, UK (fotw);
Customs Flag, Cambodia (fotw)
Canada-US Friendship/Cut-and-Paste Flag (fotw)
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