Racing flag

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The racing flag is a common figure in heraldry and occurs mainly in the coats of arms of the catchment area of ​​the Würzburg monastery . Like the Franconian rake, it is inextricably linked with Franconia and the Würzburg prince-bishops. Various names for this flag are known. The heraldic figure is also referred to as a racing flag or storm flag. The regional name Würzburger Fähnlein is more appropriate , as here the affiliation and distribution is immediately recognizable. The origin of this name and flag is based on the formation of historical armed groups that were devoted to the bishop.

The coat of arms in a rule in the blue field figure shown is a flag on a golden Banners with a square in red and silver gevierten bunting (another crossing is possible). This has two (four possible) small rectangular cutouts on the flight part side. The racing flag is generally slanted to one side, right slant is the basic position. The flagstick, often in the form of a lance, can only be smooth and with a simple tip at the top in other designs. A tip with a lily or a cross, for example, should be mentioned in the description of the coat of arms . This coat of arms figure is accompanied in more extensive coats of arms by the Franconian rake , a shield division by three red and white points. The description of the racing flag, as with other flags in the coat of arms, always begins with the flagstick. Otherwise the picture would be wrong if the position in the coat of arms is obliquely left and the crossing is described. It remains red and white and not, as suspected, white and red. Heraldic animals on the flag usually always look to the flagpole, regardless of the position of the flag on the shield.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernhard Peter: Special motifs: The Franconian rake , heraldry - the world of coats of arms, accessed on July 21, 2014

literature

  • Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 124.
  • Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Georg DW Callwey, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7667-0345-5 .