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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 Judeţul Cahul 1998-2003, Moldova (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Pyskowice, Poland (fotw)
Naval Flag of the Ottoman Empire c1840 (fotw);
Former Flag of Obdam, The Netherlands (fotw);
Flag of
Odèn, Spain (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 (as illustrated
above) 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,
England and
Spain (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 and Grand-Ducal Standard of Luxembourg (fotw);
State Arms of Norway (fotw)
Middle Arms and State Flag of Baden-Württemberg,
Germany (fotw)
Flag of Saxony, Germany (fotw);
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Saxony 1815–1918 (fotw);
Flag of Land Hadeln, Germany (fotw)
Flag and Arms of Ilha, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Feteira, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of Bassenge, Belgium (fotw);
Arms of Santo Tirso, Portugal (fotw); Flag of
Dugo Selo, Croatia (fotw)
Flag of Vila Nova do Campo, Portugal (fotw); Arms and Flag of São Salvador do Campo, Portugal (fotw)
Naval Ensign of Germany (fotw); Flag of
Námestovo, Slovakia (fotw)
A flag of the Christian Falangist Party, Germany (fotw)
Customs Flag/Jack,
Israel; Customs Flag, Sudan
(fotw);
Customs Flag, Cambodia (fotw)
Canada-US Friendship/Cut-and-Paste Flag (fotw)
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