Crutch (heraldry)

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A red crutch in silver

In heraldry, the crutch is a herald's image that is in the form of the letter T in the coat of arms .

The herald's image consists of a bar below the head of the shield and a pole coming out of the base of the shield hits it in the middle . Both parts have a color and there is no line at the intersection of the elements. The crutch is rare in the coat of arms .

Crutch cross

The crutch cross is formed from four crutches and each crutch rotated by 90 degrees. If there are even smaller crutches at the ends of the cross , it becomes a double crutch cross . Placed at an angle like a slope , the cross becomes a crutch cross . For more see main article : Crutch cross

Output element is also the crutch for the crest sectional shape crutch section . The shape is repeated several times at the dividing line or cleavage line so that the same figure appears in a different tincture .

Another application in heraldry is the crutch as a crutch , the pattern, which is usually blue and white, is created by dividing the transverse rows.

literature

  • Curt O. von Querfurth: Critical dictionary of heraldic terminology with 322 images printed in the text. CH Beck'sche Buchhandlung, Nördlingen 1872, p. 76. Google book [1]