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Dictionary of Vexillology: C (Cross Fitchy - Cross Moline)

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CROSS FITCHY
CROSS FIXED
CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)
CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED
CROSS FLEURY FITCHY
CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY
CROSS FORMÉE, (FORMÉ or FORMY)
CROSS FORMY ROUNDED
CROSS FOURCHÉ (or FOURCHÉE)
CROSS-FUSILLY
CROSS GRINGOLÉE
CROSS GYRONNY
CROSS HUMETTY
CROSS-LOZENGY
CROSS MALTESE
CROSS MOLINE

CROSS FITCHY

The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, and which may have plain or decorated ends, but whose vertical arm comes to a point at its base (see also ‘avis cross’, ‘cross 2)’, ‘cross of Calatrava’ and ‘cross of Santiago’).

Crosses Fitchy Examples; Flag and Arms of Bernissart, Belgium (fotw); Flag of Avinyó, Spain (fotw)

Please note that, unless referring to a plain cross this term is always accompanied by a further description, for example a “cross crosslet fitchy”.

CROSS FIXED

One heraldic term that covers a standard cross - see ‘cross 1)’.

Flag and Arms of Nijland, The Netherlands (fotw & Wikipedia)

CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)

The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are formed by fleur-de-lis – a fleur-de-lis or fleury cross, avis cross or cross of Calatrava (see also ‘cross 2)’, ‘Dominican cross’, ‘fleur-de-lis’ and ‘fleury’ plus ‘cross of Calatrava’).

Cross Fleury Example; Suggested Flag of the Avis Order, Portugal (fotw); Flag of Guriezo, Spain (fotw); Flag of The Portuguese Legion c1928 – 1974 (fotw)

CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED

See ‘cross fleury’ (also ‘engrailed’.

Proposed Flag of Flintshire, Wales (fotw)

CROSS FLEURY FITCHY

The heraldic term for a cross of Santiago - see ‘cross of Santiago’.

Arms and Flag of Quinta do Conde, Portugal (fotw); Arms and Flag of São Barnabé, Portugal (fotw)

CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY

The heraldic term for a Dominican cross - see ‘Dominican cross’.

Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain (fotw)

CROSS FORMÉE (FORMÉ or FORMY)

Alternative heraldic terms for a cross pattée - see ‘cross pattée’.

Arms and Flag of Albisrieden, Switzerland (Wikipedia & fotw)

CROSS FORMY ROUNDED

A heraldic term for a rounded cross - see ‘rounded cross’.

Arms and Flag of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal (fotw)

CROSS FOURCHÉ (or FOURCHÉE)

The heraldic term used when a cross (of whatever type) has forked ends – a cross fourchee but see ‘cross moline’ and ‘forked cross’ (also ‘fourche’).

Flag and Arms of Salgesch, Switzerland (fotw & Wikipedia); Flag and Arms of Heyen, Germany (fotw and Wikipedia)

Please note that this term should never be used alone, but with the type of cross involved – for example a “cross pattée fourché” as illustrated above.

CROSS-FUSILLY

An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee - see ‘cross-clechée’.

Arms and Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain (ICH & fotw)

CROSS GRINGOLÉE

The heraldic term for a snakehead cross - see ‘snakehead cross’.

(Wikipedia)

CROSS GYRONNY

The heraldic term for a cross that may or may not extend to the edges of a shield, flag or panel, but is composed of two tinctures meeting at the centre point and alternating either side of the vertical and horizontal meridians (thus giving it a three-dimensional appearance) – a gyronny cross - see ‘gyronny’ and compare with ‘cross-counterchanged (also ‘Dominican cross’, ‘faceted’ and ‘tincture’).

From left: Cross Gyronny Example; Flag and Arms of Kreis Safien, Switzerland (fotw & Wikipedia); Flag and Arms of Studnice, Czechia (fotw)

Notes
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 (as illustrated below) 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’.

Flag of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain (fotw)

CROSS HUMETTY

The heraldic term for a Greek cross - see ‘Greek cross 2)’ (also ‘cross-couped’).

National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland (fotw)

CROSS-LOZENGY

An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee - see ‘cross clechée’.

Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway (fotw)

CROSS MALTESE

The correct heraldic term for a Maltese cross - see ‘Maltese cross’.

Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia (fotw)

CROSS MOLINE

The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are split into two curved pieces – an anchor or moline cross or a cross anchory (see also ‘cross 2)’, ‘cross fourche’, ‘fourche’ and ‘snakehead cross’).

From left: Cross Moline Example; Flag of Annœullin, France (fotw); Arms and Flag of Torsken, Norway (fotw); Arms and Flag of Houlle, France (Wikipedia & fotw)

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