Southern Cross (Heraldry)
The constellation Southern Cross is a common figure in heraldry and therefore a coat of arms . The constellation is also widespread in flagology .
Of five preferred main stars, four are shown positioned at the end points of the arms of an imaginary cross . A star is added. Occasionally the star is missing for no apparent reason, which should be mentioned in the description of the coat of arms . The stars are predominantly made in the heraldic tinge silver.
Examples
Anselm van der Linde here in the quartered sign in fields 2 and 3
See also
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry . VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 237.
Web links
Commons : Southern Cross in Heraldry - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Southern Cross on Flags - Album with pictures, videos and audio files