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Dictionary of Vexillology: I (Iberian Cross - Imperial War Ensign)

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IBERIAN CROSS
IDEOGRAM(S)
IMPALE (or IMPALED)
IMPALE(D) BY DIMIDIATION
IMPERIAL ARMS (or IMPERIAL COAT OF ARMS)
IMPERIAL BROAD PENNANT
IMPERIAL DRAGON FLAG
IMPERIAL EMBLEM
IMPERIAL FLAG(S)
IMPERIAL STANDARD(S)
IMPERIAL WAR ENSIGN

IBERIAN CROSS: See ‘cross of calatrava’.

Flag of Puebla de Don Rodrigo, Spain (fotw)
IDEOGRAM(S): See ‘mon 1)’ and its following note.

Flag of Ichikawa si, Japan (fotw)
IMPALE (or IMPALED): 1) (v) In heraldry a term for the marshalling (or placing) of two sets of arms side-by-side on a shield or banner of arms to indicate marriage or alliance – empale (see also ‘banner of arms’, ‘coat of arms 2)’, ‘dimidiated’, ‘entire 1)’, ‘escutcheon of pretence 2), ‘marshalling’, ‘point-in-point’, ‘quarter the arms’ and ‘quartering 1)’); 2) (v) On flags as above, but the images placed on a flag need not be arms as defined herein.; 3) A term sometimes incorrectly used in place of transfixed - see ‘transfixed’.

Former Flag of Overasselt, The Netherlands (fotw); Banner of the Arms of The Orkneys, UK (fotw); NY and NJ Port Authority, US (fotw); English Naval Jack – Royalist – 1643 (CS)
IMPALE(D) BY DIMIDIATION: See ‘dimidiated’ and following note (also ‘impale 1)’).

Flag and Arms of Wodzisław Śląski, Poland (fotw); Flag of Lehe, Germany (fotw); Arms and Flag of Kaly, Czech Republic (fotw)
IMPERIAL ARMS: The arms that represent an empire and its ruler - a type now entirely obsolete - but see ‘imperial emblem’ (also ‘imperial standard(s) 1)’ and ‘royal arms’).

Lesser Imperial Arms, Austria 1915 – 1918 (fotw); Middle Imperial Arms, Austria-Hungary 1915 – 1918 (fotw); Imperial Arms, Brazil 1822 – 1899 (fotw); Imperial Arms, Mexico 1864 – 1867 (fotw
IMPERIAL BROAD PENNANT: See ‘broad pennant 4)’.

Tsar’s Broad Pennant until 1917, Russia (fotw)
IMPERIAL DRAGON FLAG: See The term for one of several varying designs of flag used in Imperial China up to 1912 (see also ‘dragon flag 1)’.

Chinese Imperial Dragon Flags c1890 (fotw and Ben Cahoon)
IMPERIAL EMBLEM: That emblem, now increasingly (but not entirely) obsolete, which represents an emperor – see ‘imperial arms’ (also ‘imperial standard(s) 1)’, ‘mon 2)’ and ‘royal standard(s)’).

Imperial Emblem (mon), Japan (Wikipedia)
IMPERIAL FLAG(S): 1) See ‘imperial standard(s) 1)’ and ‘imperial standard(s) 2)’.; 2) In the plural and in increasingly (but not entirely) obsolete usage, a general heading under which all the flags, standards and banners relating to an emperor, or to the imperial family of any particular country or countries are listed (see also ‘royal flag(s) 2)’).

Standard of HIM The Empress, Japan (fotw); Standard of HIM The Emperor 1852 – 1870, France (fote); Standard of HIH The Crown Prince 1872 – 1919, Germany (fotw)
IMPERIAL STANDARD(S): 1) That flag, now increasingly (but not entirely) obsolete, which signifies the presence and/or authority of an emperor (see also ‘imperial flag(s) 2)’, ‘mon 2)’ and ‘royal standard(s)’); 2) In the plural and in increasingly (but not entirely) obsolete usage, a term sometimes applied to the flags flown by other members of an imperial family – the empress’s, crown prince’s/prince imperial’s standard etc.

Imperial Standard, Japan (fotw); Imperial Standard for Use Ashore 1858 – 1917, Russia (fotw); Imperial Standard 1890 – 1918, Germany (fotw); Imperial Standard c1880, China (fotw); Crown Prince’s Standard, Japan (fotw)

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