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Some Common Charges

Lion
Passant
Lion
Passant Gardant
Lion
Rampant
Gryphon
Segreant
Dragon
Passant

Maunch
Sleeve
Bouget
Water Budget
Garb
Sheaf
Fleur-de-Lys

Dolphin
Luce
or
Pike
Escallop

Pheon
Broad Arrow
Hunting
Horn
Clarion
Pan Pipe

Cinquefoil
Rose
Rose Gules
Barbed and Seeded
Proper
Double
Rose

Roundels

Roundels (disks) of various tinctures have specific names of their own:
Bezant
A Coin
Torteau
Plate
Hurt
Bruise
Pellet
or
Ogress
Pome
Apple
Fountain

Stars and Such

Estoile
Star
Mullet
Rowel
Mullet
Pierced
Crescent

Crosses


Cross
Crosslet
Cross
Crosslet Fitchée
Cross
Boutony
Cross
Fleury
Cross
Moline


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