Page 11 - (DK) Complete Flags of the World

Parts of the flag

FIELD: The
basic area or
CANTON: The canton background color
strictly refers to any of the flag
quarter of the flag,
but it commonly means
the upper quarter FLY: The part of the
nearest the staff flag furthest from the
staff; the part which
flies in the wind

CHARGE: Any emblem
placed on the field
STAFF: The pole from
which the flag is flown or added to the basic
design of the flag
HOIST: The part of RATIO describes the relative
the flag closest to the proportions of height against width.
staff; the part used to For example, ratio: 1:2 represents a
hoist or raise the flag flag twice as wide as it is high.

Heraldic terms

CREST: The element which WREATH or TORSE: The
appears at the extreme top of rope of colors placed above
the arms, above the shield the helmet or shield

CHIEF: The top MANTLING: The strips
third of shield of cloth hanging or flying
from the wreath

SUPPORTERS: The SHIELD: The basic unit
figures, human or animal, on which the coat of
which hold the shield arms is portrayed

SCROLL: The strip—usually COMPARTMENT: The
below the shield—which base, often a mound, on
contains the motto which the shield stands

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