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 (FOURCHÉE, FOURCHY or FORCHY)
• 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 either comes to a point or has a point projecting below it – see cross of Santiago (also cross 2) and fitchy).

Flag of Cabeça Gorda, Portugal; Example; Flag of Bernissart, Belgium

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

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CROSS FIXED

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

Flag of Nijland, The Netherlands

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CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)

The alternative heraldic terms 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 avis cross, cross 2), Dominican cross, fleur-de-lis and fleury plus cross of Calatrava).

Flag of Mafra; Arms of Glória; Flag of Cabeção, Portugal

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CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED

See ‘cross fleury’ (also ‘engrailed’).

Flag of Flintshire, Wales

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CROSS FLEURY FITCHY

A term sometimes used for a cross of Santiago instead of the correct heraldic term Latin cross fleury fitchy – see ‘cross of Santiago’.

Flag of Azeitão, Portugal

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CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY

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

Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain

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CROSS FORMÉE (FORMÉ or FORMY)

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

Civil Ensign, Guernsey

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CROSS FORMY ROUNDED

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

Arms and Flag of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal

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CROSS FOURCHÉ (FOURCHÉE, FOURCHY or FORCHY)

The heraldic term used when a cross (of whatever type) has forked ends – a cross fourchée or cross fourchy but see cross moline and forked cross (also cross of eight points 2), Maltese cross and fourché).

Flag of Frauenkappelen, Switzerland; Aircraft Marking 1941–44, Romania; Flag of Faido, Switzerland

Please note that, unless dealing with a Greek cross (a straight-sided cross with arms of equal length), this term should never be used alone, but always with the type involved – for example a "cross pattée fourché" or "Latin cross fourché" as illustrated above.

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CROSS-FUSILLY

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

Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain

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CROSS GRINGOLÉE

The French heraldic term that covers a snakehead cross – see ‘snakehead cross’.

Former Flag of Sittard, The Netherlands

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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’).

Flag of Safiental commune, Switzerland; Example; Flag of Studnice, Czechia

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 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’.

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CROSS HUMETTY

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

National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland

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CROSS-LOZENGY

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

Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway

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CROSS MALTESE

The correct heraldic term for a Maltese cross – see ‘Maltese cross 1)’.

Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia

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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, a cross recercelé or a cross anchory (see also cross 2), cross fourche, fourche and snakehead cross).

Flag of Houlle, France; Flag of Aalter, Belgium; Flag of Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium

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