Top stand

Heraldic left in the picture is a left upper stand

The upper stator , also the upper rack is in the Heraldry a Herold image consisting of a triangle at the upper plate edge abuts and passes with the tip of the crest center.

The herald's image can be on the left or right of the coat of arms .

The upper stand is considered a segment of the stand change .

literature

• Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry . VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 288

Web links

• Top stand in the Heraldry Wiki