Southern Cross (Heraldry)

Southern Cross in Baron Birdwood's coat of arms

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

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  Anselm van der Linde here in the quartered sign in fields 2 and 3

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  Magallanes Province

See also

• List of flags with the Southern Cross
• Constellation in the coat of arms

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