Heraldic charges

pre-Roman stone monuments from Northern Spain

astronomical symbol for the planet Uranus

heraldic figure

heraldic charge

medieval English brooch made around 1400

heraldic figure

thumb|Medieval pipkins found in Hamburg/Germany (1200-1400). A pipkin is an earthenware cooking pot used for cooking over direct heat from coals or a wood fire. They were not held in direct flame which would crack the ceramic. It has a handle and many (though not all) examples had three feet. Late medieval and post-medieval pipkins had a hollow handle into which a stick might be inserted for manipulation. Examples exist unglazed, fully glazed, and glazed only on the interior.

symbol of an arm holding a hammer

thumb|A green crancelin in the coat of arms of Saxony thumb|The "crown of rue" as it appears in the coat of arms of Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), [[Duke of Saxony, husband and consort of Queen Victoria]] Crancelin (or "crown of rue") is a charge in heraldry, usually seen in the bend on a shield. It depicts a band of a stylized trefoil leaves, representing a branch of common rue (Ruta graveolens). It can be found in the coat of arms of Saxony. Legend has it that at the investiture of Bernhard, Count of Anhalt and Ballenstedt, as Duke of Saxony, the then emperor, Frederick I Barbarossa, to