Heraldic charges

planetary, alchemical and gender symbol

national symbol of Wales

emblem of a sovereign state, usually a monarchy

thumb|upright=1.6|Crusader coins of the Kingdom of Jerusalem: Denier in European style with [[Holy Sepulchre (1162–1175); Kufic gold bezant, imitation of the Fatimid dinar (1140–1180); gold bezant with Christian symbol (1250s) (British Museum). Gold coins were first copied dinars and bore Kufic script, but after 1250 Christian symbols were added following Papal complaints.]] thumb|upright=1.6|County of Tripoli gold bezant in Arabic (1270–1300), and Tripoli silver gros (1275–1287). [[British Museum.]]

symbol of death

hooked pole used as a tool

thumb|right|Minoan gold votive double axe or labrys, less than 4 inches tall. On the left blade is an inscription in undeciphered Linear A; possibly an invocation to the goddess Demeter.|257x257px

heraldic motif; an ordinary, common charge or symbol

'''''' (, translation: "wolf's hook") or '''' () is a heraldic charge from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar (called the ', or the in French). The stylized symbol of the Z-shape (also called the ', meaning the "double-hook") can include a central horizontal bar to give a Ƶ-symbol, which can be reversed and/or rotated; it is sometimes mistaken as being an ancient rune due to its similarity to the "

heraldic charge

attributes, symbols, and iconography of Christian saints

thumb|220px|August von Mackensen, German field marshal in hussar full dress prior to 1914, with the Totenkopf on his fur busby Totenkopf (, ) is a German compound word for death's head. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western culture, consisting of the representation of a human skull – usually frontal, more rarely in profile with or without the mandible. In some cases, other human skeletal parts may be added, often including two crossed long bones (femurs) depicted below or behind the skull (when it may be referred to in English as a "skul

thumb|Coat of arms during the sede vacante – featuring an umbraculum thumb|upright|Umbraculum in the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France The umbraculum ( in Latin, "umbrella"; , "big umbrella", in basilicas also conopaeum) is a historic piece of the papal regalia and insignia, once used on a daily basis to provide shade for the pope. Also known as the pavilion, in modern usage the umbraculum is a symbol of the Catholic Church and the authority of the pope over it. It is found in the contemporary Church at all the basilicas throughout the world, placed prominently at the right of their main a

geometrically a regular concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture

' is a rune that is transliterated as o and œ in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. It is known as ("inheritance, home, native land") in Old English, from which hypothetical Proto-Germanic names such as ' have been reconstructed.

geometric charge in heraldry

mark of property, later also used as a family or clan emblem, incised on the facade of a building, on animals, in signet and similar in the farmer and burgher culture of Germany and Scandinavia

symbol used in heraldry to denote the Irish province of Ulster

Symbol of the statehood of Lithuania and Lithuanian ruling dynasty – Gediminids

thumb|Quatrefoil above the west door of Croyland Abbey showing in [[relief scenes from the life of Saint Guthlac]] thumb|Quatrefoil window at the St. Petrus parish church in Peterslahr, Germany A quatrefoil (anciently caterfoil) is a decorative element consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. It is found in art, architecture, heraldry and traditional Christian symbolism. The word 'quatrefoil' means "four leaves", from the Latin , "four", plus , "leaf"; the term refers specifically to a four-leafed clover, but

term in heraldry

seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia

symbol representing the Sun

heraldic charge

symbol of victory, triumph, peace and eternal life

signs ans symbols denoting various astrological concepts

Heraldic device used by the county and House of Lancaster

deity

polygons as symbolic elements

mining symbol

150px|thumb|right|Architectural trefoil

heraldry term for a circular charge

thumb|Elisabeth Kopp's [[oath of office after her election to the Swiss Federal Council in 1984]] The Schwurhand (, "swear-hand"; ) is a traditional hand gesture and heraldic charge (depicting the gesture) that is used in Germanic Europe and neighbouring countries, when swearing an oath in court, in office, or while swearing-in. The right hand is raised, with the index finger and middle finger extended upwards; the last two digits are curled downwards against the palm. The thumb is shown slightly curled or raised.

symbol of the Sumerian goddess Inanna

national symbol of Italy

female wolf who rescued Romulus and Remus in the legendary tale of Rome's creation

heraldic symbol

heraldic charge

thumb|Seeblatt bendwise sinister '''''' (, German for 'lake leaf', plural ''''; ; ; East Frisian: Pupkeblad) is the term for the stylized leaf of a water lily, used as a charge in heraldry.

heraldic symbol, it is the annulet when it appears alone and centered

tall wooden pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap

heraldic figure

traditional motif showing three hares sharing ears

thumb|The coat of arms of Selbu, featuring three selburoses thumb|Selbuvotter, Selbu mittens, featuring the selburose thumb|Detail of the pattern on a sweater

in heraldry, any pierced or unpierced star-shaped charge with any number of straight or wavy rays

heraldic figure

heraldic figure

architectural element; artistic representation of circular petals

thumb|Pluto holding a bident in a woodcut from the Gods and Goddesses series of Hendrick Goltzius (1588–1589)

Heraldic figure

tall walking stick used by pilgrims

A gyron is a triangular heraldic ordinary having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. A shield divided into gyrons is called gyronny, the default is typically of eight if no number of gyrons is specified. The word gyron is derived from Old French , meaning 'gusset'. When a single gyron extends across so the tip touches the edge of the coat of arms, forming a square, it is called an esquire.

heraldic figure

heraldic figure formed by two wings conjoined

railway symbol

A goutte is a droplet-shaped charge used in heraldry. Its name derives from the Old French for "droplet".

The sword of the Norse god Freyr

Badge of Spanish monarchy

300px|thumb|A bedstone and the rind A millrind or simply rind is an iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the upper ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.

national emblem of the Republic of China