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Please note that, unless referring to a plain cross this term is always accompanied by a further description, for example a “cross crosslet fitchy”.
Flag of Cabeça Gorda, Portugal (fotw);
Example;
Flag of Bernissart, Belgium (fotw)
Flag of Nijland, The Netherlands (fotw)
Flag of Mafra, Portugal (fotw);
Arms of Glória, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Cabeção, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of Flintshire, Wales (fotw)
Flag of
Quinta do Conde, Portugal (fotw); Arms of
São Barnabé, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Azeitão, Portugal (fotw)
Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain (fotw)
Civil Ensign, Guernsey (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal (fotw)
Please note that, unless dealing with a Greek cross (a straight-sided cross with arms of equal length), this term should never be used alone, but always with the type involved – for example a “cross pattée fourché” or “Latin cross fourché” as illustrated above.
Flag of Salgesch, Switzerland (fotw);
Aircraft Marking 1941 – 44, Romania (fotw);
Flag of Faido, Switzerland (fotw)
Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain (fotw)
Former Flag of Sittard, The Netherlands (fotw)
Notes
Flag of Kreis Safien, Switzerland (fotw);
Example; Flag of Studnice, Czechia (fotw)
a) Unless describing a plain cross throughout, this term should always be accompanied by a further description, for example a “cross fleury gyronny couped”.
b) A cross whose centre is obscured by a charge could be described as either a cross gyronny or a cross-counterchanged, however, the term ‘cross quartered’ has now come into use - see ‘cross quartered’.
National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway (fotw)
Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia (fotw)
Flag of Houlle, France (fotw);
Flag of Aalter, Belgium (fotw);
Flag of Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium (fotw)
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