- CROSS OF ANJOU
- See ‘cross of Lorraine’.
Presidential Standard 1959 – 1969, France (fotw)
- CROSS OF ATHLETICS
- The term, and a colloquial translation of the German “turnerkreuz”, which may be used
to describe a cross formed from four capital letter F's and is thus voided – an athletics'
or athletic cross
(see also ‘cross 1)’,
‘cross-voided’ in ‘appendix VIII’
and ‘voided’).
Flag of the Albis Steam Shipping Company 1897, Germany; Flag of the
Darmstádter Turngemeinde 1844, Germany; Flag of the
Ditmarsia Kiel Rowing Club, Germany (Klaus-Michael Schneider)
- CROSS OF AVIS
- See ‘avis cross’.
Putative Banner of Arms of the Avis Order, Portugal (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Alandroal, Portugal (ICH & fotw)
- CROSS OF BURGUNDY
- See ‘ragged cross’.
Spanish Infantry Colour c1600 (fotw)
- CROSS OF CALATRAVA
- A symbol of the Spanish Order of Calatrava and a particularly Hispanic form of the cross fleury - an Iberian cross – see
‘cross fleury’ in ‘appendix VIII’
(see also ‘avis cross’).
Flag and Arms of Almagro, Spain (fotw & ICH); Flag and Arms of
Malagón, Spain (fotw & ICH)
- CROSS OF CALVARY (or CROSS OF CRUCIFIXION)
- See ‘appendix VIII’.
Cross of Calvary Example; Flag of Geraardsbergen, Belgium (fotw); Flag of
Fulleda, Spain (fotw)
- CROSS OF LORRAINE
- A cross in which two horizontal arms cross the vertical arm, and currently seen on the arms and
alternative national flag of Hungary, the arms and national flag of Slovakia plus the arms and state
flag of Lithuania ¬ a cross patriarchal, patriarchal cross, archiepiscopal cross or cross of Anjou,
a double or double-armed cross or Jagiellonian cross (see also
‘armorial bearings’,
‘cross 2)’,
‘national flag 1)’
‘one-and-a-half armed cross’,
‘orthodox cross’,
papal cross’,
‘two-and-a-half armed cross’ and
‘state flag 1)’).
From left: The Flag of Free France 1940-44; The National Flag and Arms of Slovakia; The
State Flag and Arms of Hungary (fotw)
Please note that the terms cross of Lorraine, cross of Anjou, cross
patriarchal and archiepiscopal cross are now considered interchangeable, however, in strict usage
the crosses of Lorraine and Anjou (unlike the others) should both have horizontal arms of equal
length. see supplemental note
![[Cross of Lorraine]](../images/v/vxt-d106a.gif)
Cross of Lorraine According to Strict Usage
- CROSS OF ST ANDREW
- See ‘St Andrew’s Cross’
National Flag of Scotland (fotw)
- CROSS OF ST ANTHONY
- See ‘cross tau’ in
‘appendix VIII’.
Flag of St. Antönien-Ascharina, Switzerland (fotw)
- CROSS OF ST GEORGE
- See ‘St George’s Cross’
![[England]](../images/v/vxt-d674.gif)
Flag of England (fotw)
- CROSS OF ST JAMES
- See ‘cross of Santiago’.
![[Cross of St. James]](../images/v/vxt-d1833.gif)
![[Cross of St. James]](../images/v/vxt-d1833a.gif)
Flag and Arms of Algorfa, Spain (fotw)
- CROSS OF ST PATRICK
- See ‘St Patrick’s Cross’
- CROSS OF SANTIAGO
- The sword-like cross of the Spanish/Portuguese Order of St James – a cross fleury fitchy – but see ‘cross fitchy’
and ‘cross fleury’ in ‘appendix VIII’.
- CROSS OF THE ORDER OF SANTO DOMINGO (or CROSS OF THE ORDER OF ST DOMINIC)
- See ‘Dominican cross’.
Putative Dominican Banner of Arms (fotw)
- CROSS OF THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF CHRIST (CROSS OF THE ORDER
OF CHRIST or CROSS OF THE ORDER OF CHRIST’S KNIGHTS)
- A red cross pattée surmounted by a white Greek Cross (or if set against a white/argent field -
it might be considered a red cross pattée voided), being the former symbol of the medieval
Iberian Order of the Knights of Christ (Ordem dos Cavaleiros de Cristo) which now forms the air
force roundel of Portugal, and is often seen on the sub-national flags of both Portugal and Spain
– a Cross of the Order of Christ, a Cross of the Order of Christ's
Knights or a Christ’s Knight’s Cross - but see note below (also ‘cross pattée’ in ‘appendix VIII’,
‘Greek Cross 2)’,
‘roundel 1)’, ‘surmounted by’
and ‘voided’
Air Force Roundel, Portugal (CS); Flag of Madeira, Portugal (fotw); Flag
and Arms of Terra Chã, Portugal (Antonio Martins)
Please note that later variants may be based upon a Latin rather that a Greek Cross as
in the examples shown below (see ‘Latin cross’ in
‘appendix VIII’).
Cross and Star of the Brazillian Order of Christ (Wiki); Flag of
São Paulo, Brazil (fotw)
- CROSS OF (THE ORDER OF) ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM
- See ‘Maltese cross’.
Flag of St John's Ambulance Brigade, (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Ivanec, Croatia (fotw)
- CROSS OF THE PORTUGUESE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
- See ‘rounded cross’.
Putative Banner of the Portuguese Knights Templar (fotw); Arms and Flag of Outeiro Major, Portugal (Sérgio Horta)
- CROSS OF VICTORY
- In Spanish, particularly Asturian, usage, a form of the Latin cross bottony
– see ‘cross botonny’ and
‘Latin cross’ in ‘Appendix VIII’.
Flag of Asturias, Spain (fotw); Flag of
Gozón, Spain (fotw)
- CROSS PATRIARCHAL
- See ‘cross of Lorraine’.
Flag of Roeselare, Belgium (fotw)
- CROSS PATTÉE (PATÉE, PATTY or PATY)
- See ‘appendix VIII’ (also ‘Cross of the Order of the
Knights of Christ’, ‘Maltese cross’ and
‘rounded cross’).
From left: Cross Pattee Example; Flag of Wallis & Fortuna; Civil Ensign of
Guernsey
- CROSS POMEL (POMÉE, POMMETTY or POMMELLY)
- See ‘appendix VIII’.
Arms and Flag of Santa Cruz, Portugal (Klaus-Michael Schneider)
- CROSS POTENT (or POTENCE)
- See ‘appendix VIII’.
From left: Cross-Potent example; Flag of Goumoëns-la-Ville, Switzerland (fotw)
- CROSS POTENT CANTONÉE
- A Jerusalem cross – see ‘Appendix VIII’).
Flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem 1162 – 1191 (fotw)
- CROSS POTENT REBATED
- See ‘swastika’ (also
‘cross potent’ in ‘Appendix VIII’).
Flag of Hirosaki, Japan (fotw)
- CROSS QUARTERED
- A translation of the Spanish term cruz cuartelada, and German "geviertes Kreuz"
sometimes used in place of their (English) heraldic equivalents -
see ‘cross counterchanged’ and
‘cross gyronny’ in ‘Appendix VIII’
(also ‘cross counter-quartered 2)’ in ‘Appendix VIII’).
Flag of Bormujos, Spain (Ivan Sache); Flag of Palomares del Río, Spain (Klaus-Michael Schneider)
- CROSS QUARTER-PIERCED
- See ‘equipollé’ and its following
note.
Flag of Ħ'Attard, Malta (fotw)
- CROSS RAGULY
- See ‘ragged cross’
and ‘raguly’.
Spanish Naval Flag 16-17th C (fotw)
- CROSS TAU
- See ‘appendix VIII’.
From Left: Cross Tau Example; Flag of Lede, Belgium (fotw); Flag of St. Antönien-Ascharina, Switzerland (fotw)
- CROSS THROUGHOUT
- See ‘cross 1)’.
Flag of Pontrieux, France (fotw)
- CROSS TREFOIL (or TREFLEE)
- See ‘cross botonny’ in ‘appendix VIII’.
Flag of the Church of Norway (fotw)
- CROSSED BRANCHES
- 1) Short lengths of (occasionally differing) foliage, sometimes with flowers/fruit etc.,
and sometimes without, which intersect at their lowest point.
2) A phrase occasionally used in place of the more precise terms “garland” and “wreath”
– see ‘garland 2)’ and
‘wreath 1)’.
Detail and National Flag of Turkmenistan (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Pennsylvania, US (fotw);
Arms and National Flag of San Marino (fotw)
- CROSSTREE
- 1) In largely US usage, a yard if fitted to a flag mast ashore (see also
‘yard’).
- 2) A cross bar attached near the top of an unstayed flagpole for the purpose
of providing additional halyards to the one reeved at the truck (see also
‘reeve’,
'yard' and
'stayed mast').
