Five leaf
The five-leaf is a common figure in heraldry and not always easy to recognize. The description of the coat of arms should clarify this.
The five-leaf is represented as a flower in plan view with five concentrically arranged stylized simple petals around a center, called a slug , and represented. The heraldic figure resembles a simple rose or a medlar flower and the transitions are flowing. The edges of the leaves can be of many shapes. All tinctures are in use. In the coat of arms or field , the number from 1 to 3 is common and the position is the same as for similar figures. A larger number is possible, but with 6 pieces of five-sheet is the limit of clarity. The five-leaf can also be in the shield with another coat of arms.
The group of this flower arrangement begins with the three-leaf and is common up to the eight-leaf. The five-leaf fits here.
Five-leaf (stylized)
A five-leaf in confused colors in the coat of arms of Clichy-sous-Bois
Two five-leaves in the Flavacourt coat of arms
House Arenberg with three five-leaf medlar flowers
Here with silver slugs in the coat of arms of a French. family
Six five-leaves in the coat of arms of the French community La Ferté-Saint-Aubin with another coat of arms figure
Belgian municipality of Bertem with a red five-leaf and blue slug
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See also
literature
- Walter Leonhard: The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. License issue. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 254.
