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typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg/220px-Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg/330px-Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg/440px-Sol_de_Mayo-Bandera_de_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="504" /></a><figcaption> <a href="/wiki/Sun_of_May" title="Sun of May">Sun of May</a> as depicted on the flag of <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Richard_I_of_England.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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Richard is depicted as seated between a <a href="/wiki/Crescent" title="Crescent">crescent</a> and a "Sun full radiant"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>A representation of the <b><a href="/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">sun</a></b> is used as a <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldic</a> <a href="/wiki/Charge_(heraldry)" title="Charge (heraldry)">charge</a>. The most usual form, often called <b>sun in splendour</b> or <b>in his glory</b>, consists of a round disc with the features of a human face surrounded by twelve or sixteen rays alternating wavy and straight.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vexillology_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vexillology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The alternating straight and wavy rays are often said to represent the light and heat of the sun respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was used as a badge by <a href="/wiki/Edward_II_of_England" title="Edward II of England">Edward II of England</a>, and was later adopted by <a href="/wiki/Edward_IV" title="Edward IV">Edward IV</a> following the appearance of a <a href="/wiki/Parhelion" class="mw-redirect" title="Parhelion">parhelion</a> or "sun dog" before his victory at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mortimer%27s_Cross" title="Battle of Mortimer's Cross">Battle of Mortimer's Cross</a> in 1461<sup id="cite_ref-vexillology_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vexillology-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (see also <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mortimer%27s_Cross#Parhelion" title="Battle of Mortimer's Cross">Battle of Mortimer's Cross#Parhelion</a>). It also had significance in <a href="/wiki/Alchemy" title="Alchemy">alchemy</a>, and may be a symbol of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_mythology" title="Roman mythology">Roman deity</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sol_Invictus" title="Sol Invictus">Sol Invictus</a></i> (Unconquered Sun).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is a common charge in the heraldry of many countries, regions and cities: <i>e.g.</i> the bearings of Armstrong family in Canada;<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Sun in Splendour appears superimposed on the <a href="/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Cross" title="Saint George's Cross">Cross of St. George</a> and behind the <a href="/wiki/White_Rose_of_York" title="White Rose of York">White Rose of York</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Flags_and_symbols_of_Yorkshire#The_Ridings_–_three_traditional_geographic_and_culturally_historic_areas_of_Yorkshire" title="Flags and symbols of Yorkshire">flag</a> of the <a href="/wiki/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="West Riding of Yorkshire">West Riding of Yorkshire</a>; and on the arms of <a href="/wiki/Banbury" title="Banbury">Banbury</a> <a href="/wiki/Town_council" title="Town council">Town Council</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> England. It also often appears as a rising sun as in the arms of <a href="/wiki/East_Devon#Governance" title="East Devon">East Devon District Council</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> England, and as a demi sun as in the coat of Don McLean Aitchison,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canada. </p><p>According to historian <a href="/wiki/Diego_Abad_de_Santill%C3%A1n" title="Diego Abad de Santillán">Diego Abad de Santillán</a>, the Sun of May represents <a href="/wiki/Inti" title="Inti">Inti</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Inca_mythology" title="Inca mythology">Incan god</a> of the sun, and thereby Inca culture.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It appears as a heraldic sun in the <a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">national flags</a> of <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Argentina" title="Flag of Argentina">Argentina</a> (1818) and <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Uruguay" title="Flag of Uruguay">Uruguay</a> (1828), in the flags and shields of the <a href="/wiki/Peru%E2%80%93Bolivian_Confederation" title="Peru–Bolivian Confederation">Peru–Bolivian Confederation</a> (1836–1839) and its component the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_South_Peru" title="Republic of South Peru">Republic of South Peru</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_flags_of_Peru" title="List of flags of Peru">flag of Peru</a> of 1822–1825, and in the current <a href="/wiki/List_of_flags_of_Peru#Military" title="List of flags of Peru">flag of the Peruvian Navy</a> (1821). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sun_(heraldry)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Sun_(heraldry)" title="Special:EditPage/Sun (heraldry)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Dole_(Jura)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dole (Jura)">Dole (Jura)</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Ecija.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Écija"><img alt="Arms of Écija" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Escudo_de_Ecija.svg/98px-Escudo_de_Ecija.svg.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Escudo_de_Ecija.svg/147px-Escudo_de_Ecija.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Escudo_de_Ecija.svg/196px-Escudo_de_Ecija.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="409" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/%C3%89cija" title="Écija">Écija</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Ennetbürgen"><img alt="Arms of Ennetbürgen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg/100px-CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg/151px-CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg/201px-CHE_Ennetburgen_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="612" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Ennetb%C3%BCrgen" title="Ennetbürgen">Ennetbürgen</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_(Rh%C3%B4ne).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Fontaines-Saint-Martin"><img alt="Arms of Fontaines-Saint-Martin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg/109px-Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg/164px-Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg/218px-Blason_ville_fr_Fontaines-Saint-Martin_%28Rh%C3%B4ne%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Fontaines-Saint-Martin" title="Fontaines-Saint-Martin">Fontaines-Saint-Martin</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Känerkinden"><img alt="Arms of Känerkinden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png/104px-Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png" decoding="async" width="104" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png/156px-Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png/208px-Wappen_Kaenerkinden.png 2x" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="253" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/K%C3%A4nerkinden" title="Känerkinden">Känerkinden</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kampod_r.gif" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Kamianets-Podilsky"><img alt="Arms of Kamianets-Podilsky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Kampod_r.gif/92px-Kampod_r.gif" decoding="async" width="92" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Kampod_r.gif/138px-Kampod_r.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Kampod_r.gif 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="228" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Kamianets-Podilsky" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamianets-Podilsky">Kamianets-Podilsky</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Khmelnytskyi Oblast"><img alt="Arms of Khmelnytskyi Oblast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg/86px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg/129px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg/172px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Khmelnytskyi_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1114" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_Oblast" title="Khmelnytskyi Oblast">Khmelnytskyi Oblast</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Loukov_znak.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Loukov"><img alt="Arms of Loukov" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Loukov_znak.png/109px-Loukov_znak.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Loukov_znak.png 1.5x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="141" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Loukov_(Krom%C4%9B%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%BE_District)" title="Loukov (Kroměříž District)">Loukov</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_Mende.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Mende"><img alt="Arms of Mende" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Blason_Mende.svg/109px-Blason_Mende.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Blason_Mende.svg/164px-Blason_Mende.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Blason_Mende.svg/218px-Blason_Mende.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Mende,_Loz%C3%A8re" title="Mende, Lozère">Mende</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Peru_(1822).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1822 Flag of Peru"><img alt="1822 Flag of Peru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Peru_%281822%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Peru#Flag_of_March_1822" title="Flag of Peru">1822 Flag of Peru</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Philippines_flag_original.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the Philippines (1899-1901)"><img alt="Flag of the Philippines (1899-1901)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Philippines_flag_original.png/120px-Philippines_flag_original.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Philippines_flag_original.png/180px-Philippines_flag_original.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Philippines_flag_original.png/240px-Philippines_flag_original.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Philippines" title="Flag of the Philippines">Flag of the Philippines</a> (1899-1901)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Sankt Gilgen"><img alt="Arms of Sankt Gilgen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png/99px-Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png/149px-Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Wappen_at_st_gilgen.png 2x" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="192" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Sankt_Gilgen" class="mw-redirect" title="Sankt Gilgen">Sankt Gilgen</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of El Soleràs"><img alt="Arms of El Soleràs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg/86px-Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg.png" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg/129px-Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg/173px-Escut_del_Soler%C3%A0s.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="835" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Soler%C3%A0s" class="extiw" title="es:El Soleràs">El Soleràs</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Tarnopol Voivodeship"><img alt="Arms of Tarnopol Voivodeship" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg/107px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg/161px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg/214px-POL_wojew%C3%B3dztwo_tarnopolskie_II_RP_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="595" data-file-height="666" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Tarnopol_Voivodeship" title="Tarnopol Voivodeship">Tarnopol Voivodeship</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Uruguay.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Uruguay"><img alt="Flag of Uruguay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/120px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/180px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/240px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Uruguay" title="Flag of Uruguay">Flag of Uruguay</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vedomice_znak.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Vědomice"><img alt="Arms of Vědomice" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vedomice_znak.jpg/110px-Vedomice_znak.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vedomice_znak.jpg/165px-Vedomice_znak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Vedomice_znak.jpg/220px-Vedomice_znak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="549" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/V%C4%9Bdomice" title="Vědomice">Vědomice</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C4%9B%C5%BEky_PR_znak.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Věžky"><img alt="Arms of Věžky" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/V%C4%9B%C5%BEky_PR_znak.png/106px-V%C4%9B%C5%BEky_PR_znak.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/V%C4%9B%C5%BEky_PR_znak.png 1.5x" data-file-width="126" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/V%C4%9B%C5%BEky_(P%C5%99erov_District)" title="Věžky (Přerov District)">Věžky</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Vinnytsia Oblast"><img alt="Arms of Vinnytsia Oblast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg/100px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg/149px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg/199px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Vinnytsa_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="1109" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Vinnytsia_Oblast" title="Vinnytsia Oblast">Vinnytsia Oblast</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast"><img alt="Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg/97px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg.png" decoding="async" width="97" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg/146px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg/195px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Zhytomyr_Oblast.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="396" data-file-height="488" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Zhytomyr_Oblast" title="Zhytomyr Oblast">Zhytomyr Oblast</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Sun in splendour, without face</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Archena.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Archena"><img alt="Arms of Archena" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Escudo_de_Archena.svg/85px-Escudo_de_Archena.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Escudo_de_Archena.svg/128px-Escudo_de_Archena.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Escudo_de_Archena.svg/170px-Escudo_de_Archena.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="1138" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Archena" title="Archena">Archena</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CHE_Arosa_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Arosa"><img alt="Arms of Arosa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/CHE_Arosa_COA.svg/103px-CHE_Arosa_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="103" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/CHE_Arosa_COA.svg/154px-CHE_Arosa_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/CHE_Arosa_COA.svg/206px-CHE_Arosa_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="265" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Arosa" title="Arosa">Arosa</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_(Vend%C3%A9e).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Barbâtre"><img alt="Arms of Barbâtre" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg/109px-Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg/164px-Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg/218px-Blason_ville_fr_Barb%C3%A2tre_%28Vend%C3%A9e%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Barb%C3%A2tre" title="Barbâtre">Barbâtre</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_(Loire-Atlantique).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of La Baule-Escoublac"><img alt="Arms of La Baule-Escoublac" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg/109px-Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg/164px-Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg/218px-Blason_ville_fr_La_Baule-Escoublac_%28Loire-Atlantique%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/La_Baule-Escoublac" title="La Baule-Escoublac">La Baule-Escoublac</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Colorado_Party_(Uruguay).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the Colorado Party, in the Uruguayan Civil War"><img alt="Flag of the Colorado Party, in the Uruguayan Civil War" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg/240px-Flag_of_Colorado_Party_%28Uruguay%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Flag of the Colorado Party, in the <a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_Civil_War" title="Uruguayan Civil War">Uruguayan Civil War</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Straight rays (<a href="/wiki/Mullet_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mullet (heraldry)">mullet</a>)</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Beriáin"><img alt="Arms of Beriáin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg/100px-Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg/150px-Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg/200px-Escudo_de_Beri%C3%A1in.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="603" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Beri%C3%A1in" title="Beriáin">Beriáin</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DEU_Dobel_COA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Dobel"><img alt="Arms of Dobel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DEU_Dobel_COA.svg/109px-DEU_Dobel_COA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="109" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DEU_Dobel_COA.svg/164px-DEU_Dobel_COA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DEU_Dobel_COA.svg/218px-DEU_Dobel_COA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="790" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Dobel" title="Dobel">Dobel</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Galar.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Galar"><img alt="Arms of Galar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Escudo_de_Galar.svg/100px-Escudo_de_Galar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Escudo_de_Galar.svg/150px-Escudo_de_Galar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Escudo_de_Galar.svg/200px-Escudo_de_Galar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="602" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/Galar,_Spain" title="Galar, Spain">Galar</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Macedonia (Greece) (Vergina Sun)"><img alt="Flag of Macedonia (Greece) (Vergina Sun)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg/120px-Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg/180px-Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg/240px-Flag_of_Greek_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Flag of Macedonia (Greece)">Flag of Macedonia (Greece)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vergina_Sun" title="Vergina Sun">Vergina Sun</a>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)"><img alt="Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Flag of the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tibet.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Tibet"><img alt="Flag of Tibet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Tibet.svg/120px-Flag_of_Tibet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Tibet.svg/180px-Flag_of_Tibet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Tibet.svg/240px-Flag_of_Tibet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Tibet" title="Flag of Tibet">Flag of Tibet</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Wavy rays (<a href="/wiki/Estoile" class="mw-redirect" title="Estoile">estoile</a>)</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of the Diocese of Gothenburg"><img alt="Arms of the Diocese of Gothenburg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/99px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/149px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg/198px-G%C3%B6teborg_stift_vapen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="251" data-file-height="304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of the <a href="/wiki/Diocese_of_Gothenburg" title="Diocese of Gothenburg">Diocese of Gothenburg</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Arms of Jēkabpils District"><img alt="Arms of Jēkabpils District" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg/99px-Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg" decoding="async" width="99" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg/149px-Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg/198px-Escut_Jekabpils_rajonas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Arms of <a href="/wiki/J%C4%93kabpils_District" title="Jēkabpils District">Jēkabpils District</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Kazakhstan"><img alt="Flag of Kazakhstan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Kazakhstan" title="Flag of Kazakhstan">Flag of Kazakhstan</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Kyrgyzstan"><img alt="Flag of Kyrgyzstan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/120px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/180px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg/240px-Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Flag of Kyrgyzstan">Flag of Kyrgyzstan</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Without rays (<a href="/wiki/Roundel" title="Roundel">roundel</a>)</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Australian Aboriginal flag"><img alt="Australian Aboriginal flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg/120px-Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg/180px-Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg/240px-Australian_Aboriginal_Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_flag" title="Australian Aboriginal flag">Australian Aboriginal flag</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Japan"><img alt="Flag of Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/120px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/180px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/240px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Japan" title="Flag of Japan">Flag of Japan</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Bangladesh"><img alt="Flag of Bangladesh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/120px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/180px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/240px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Bangladesh" title="Flag of Bangladesh">Flag of Bangladesh</a></div></div> </li> </ul> <dl><dt>Other forms</dt></dl> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Naval Ensign of Japan"><img alt="Naval Ensign of Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/120px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/180px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg/240px-Naval_Ensign_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Latvia" title="Coat of arms of Latvia">Coat of arms of Latvia</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of North Macedonia"><img alt="Flag of North Macedonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/120px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/180px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/240px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_North_Macedonia" title="Flag of North Macedonia">Flag of North Macedonia</a></div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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