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More Common Divisions of the Field
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| Quarterly per fess dancetty |
Quarterly per pale embattled |
Barry-wavy of Ten |
Gyronny of Eight |
Subordinaries
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| Bordure |
Orle |
Inescutcheon |
Lozenge |
Fusil |
Mascle |
Canton |
Positioning the Charges
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| In base |
In pale |
In chief |
In bend |
In bend
sinister |
In fess |
In orle |
Counter-Changing
When the field is divided into two colors and the charges on
it are colored in the opposite color, they are said to be
counter-changed or counter-coloured:
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| Per pale argent and vert, a bend counter-changed |
Per pale vert and argent, three chevronels counter-changed |
Quarterly argent and azure, a cross counter-changed |
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| Per fess gules and argent, three fleur-de-lys counter-changed |
Per pale argent and purpure, a lion rampant counter-changed |
A complete list of all the possible charges and their ornamentation is beyond the
scope of this Primer. For additional information, consult our
online references.
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