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Please note that, unless referring to a plain cross this term is always accompanied by a further
description, for example a "cross crosslet fitchy".
Flag of Cabeça Gorda, Portugal;
Example;
Flag of Bernissart, Belgium
Flag of Nijland, The Netherlands
Flag of Flintshire, Wales
Flag of Azeitão, Portugal
Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain
Civil Ensign, Guernsey
Arms and Flag of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Please note that, unless dealing with a Greek cross (a straight-sided cross with arms of equal length),
this term should never be used alone, but always with the type involved for example a "cross pattée
fourché" or "Latin cross fourché" as illustrated above.
Flag of Frauenkappelen, Switzerland;
Aircraft Marking 194144, Romania;
Flag of Faido, Switzerland
Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain
Former Flag of Sittard, The Netherlands
Notes
Flag of Safiental commune, Switzerland;
Example; Flag of Studnice, Czechia
a) Unless describing a plain cross throughout, this term should always be accompanied by a further
description, for example a "cross fleury gyronny couped".
b) A cross whose centre is obscured by a charge could be described as either a cross gyronny or a
cross-counterchanged, however, the term ‘cross quartered’ has now come into use see
‘cross quartered’.
National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland
Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway
Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia
Flag of Houlle, France;
Flag of Aalter, Belgium;
Flag of Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium
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