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Flag of Bělá u Jevíčka, Czechia (fotw);
Naval Ensign of Ukraine (fotw);
Custom House Flags c1900, Germany (fotw); Flag of
Koblenzer Rowing Club, Germany (fotw)
Notes
a) With regard to 1), where the field is not shown between the charge
and the cottice (as illustrated below) it should be described as double or triple fimbriated as appropriate
(see also ‘fimbriation 1)’).
b) Regarding 2) these term have a rather more restricted/complex use than has been briefly described above, however, it is suggested that a suitable glossary or dictionary of heraldry should be consulted for further details.
War Ensign of Germany 1938 – 1945 (fotw); Pennant of the
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobilclub, Germany (fotw)
Arms of Tristach,
Austria (ICH); Flag of Uherský Brod, Czechia
(fotw); Arms of
Polzela, Slovenia (fotw); Flag of
Rødøy, Norway (fotw)
Arms and Flag of Olsberg, Switzerland (Wikipedia
& fotw);
Flag of Niemcza, Poland (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Calfreisen, Switzerland (Wikipedia & fotw)
Counterchanged example; Flag of Greenland (fotw); Flag of
Tas-Sliema, Malta (fotw); Arms and Flag of
Supetar, Croatia (fotw)
Putative Banner of the Dominicans (fotw)
Arms of the County of Gloucestershire, UK (ICH);
Arms of the County of
Cumberland, England (iCH)
Flag of Wayne County, Michigan, US (fotw); Flag of the /county of
Essex, UK (fotw)
Flag of Kachkanar, Russia (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Sigdal, Norway (fotw):
Arms and Flag of Ludbreg, Croatia (fotw)
Arms and Flag of São Barnabé, Portugal (fotw);
Flag of Oberrohrdorf, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Villarbeney, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Courtételle, Switzerland (fotw)
Unofficial Flag of Northern Ireland (fotw); Flag
and Arms of
Andwil, Switzerland (fotw &
Wikipedia); Flag of the
ICRC (fotw)
Flag and Arms of Pinelo, Portugal (fotw);
Flag and Arms of Požega-Slavonia, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of Vilyuysk, Russia (fotw)
Flag of
Goiás, Brazil (fotw); National Flag of Togo
(fotw); Flag of
Teror, Spain (fotw)
Notes
a) An example of 1) would be a square or rectangular canton covering the first three stripes, as
illustrated above, also:
b) Under these circumstances the term is never used alone but always with the number of stripes being covered.
Flag and Arms of Paršovice, Czechia (fotw);
Flag of Boksburg 1991–94, South Africa (fotw)
Flag and Arms of Schleiden, Germany (fotw & ICH)
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