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Example; Two Merchant Flags, Portugal 16th/17th Century (fotw)
Please note however, that a division line within a flag or shield is not scalloped, but is more correctly described as either engrailed or invected (see ‘engrailed’ and 'invected').
National Flag of Norway (fotw); National Flag of
Sweden (fotw); Flag of the Åland Islands,
Finland (fotw); Flag of the Shetland Islands, Scotland (fotw);
National Flag of Finland (fotw)
Please note that this term should only be used for those flags which are from, or have a connection with the Scandinavian region, otherwise see ‘off-centred cross 2)’
Flag of Stavropol, Russia (fotw)
Arms of Biberach, Germany (ICH);
Flag and Arms of Opatovice, Czechia (fotw & Wikipedia);
Flag and Arms of Světlá , Czechia (fotw)
Flag of
Engelberg, Switzerland (fotw); Arms and Flag of Montenegro
(fotw)
Flag of Zurich c1400, Switzerland (fotw);
Flag of Tetouan, Morocco 1968 - 1976 (fotw);
Flag of Beni Mellal, Morocco 1968 – 1976 (fotw)
Notes
a) With regard to 2), the Editors suggest that the term “tongue”(as referenced above) should be used where this projection forms an integral part of the flag as referenced above and illustrated below.
b) Definition 3) is based upon the original German this term refers only to the tail.
Flag of Wloclawek City, Poland (fotw)
State Arms of Finland (fotw); Flag and
Arms of
Virovitica, Croatia (fotw);
Flag of Bengal, India c1865 (fotw);
Arms of
Charneca, Portugal (fotw)
Flag of Santa Comba, Portugal (fotw);
Arms and Flag of Friúmes e Paradela, Portugal (ICH & fotw);
Arms and flag of Bensafrim, Portugal (ICH & fotw)
National flag of Scotland (fotw)
The National Flag and Emblem of
Brunei (fotw); The Flag and Arms of The State of
New Jersey, US (fotw)
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