Constellation in the coat of arms
A constellation in the coat of arms as a common figure is not very common in heraldry , but rather in flagology .
To select from the modern 88 classified constellations , only a few are included in the coat of arms and in the flag . The “ Southern Cross ” and the “ Big Dipper ” are commonly seen as particularly suitable. Also the Orion and the Pleiades are taken. Represented for the Southern Cross are four large golden stars and a smaller one in blue or black . The representation of seven stars for the Big Dipper or Big Bear in the coat of arms is also popular and the number seven as a special mystical number has contributed to this. The position determines the constellation: North of the earth Great Bear, south Cross of the South. If a constellation is taken in the coat of arms, it can often be found in the corresponding flag. The seven stars are the coat of arms of the Berlin-Koepenick Seven Sisters ( Pleiades represent). However, seven stars are also used as symbols for the constellation Orion .
Examples
Pudasjärvi with a big wagon
Flag of Alaska with Big Dipper and Pole Star
Berlin-Koepenick shows the Pleiades
Orion in the coat of arms of Hajworon Raion
Flag of Australia with Southern Cross
