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  1. Charge (heraldry) - Wikipedia

    • In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield). That may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ordinary) or a symbolic representation of a person, animal, plant, object, building, or other device. In French blazon, the ordinaries are called pièces, and other charges are called meubles ("[the] mobile [ones]"… See more

    Ordinary charges – Ordinaries and sub-ordinaries

    Unlike mobile charges, the ordinary charges reach to the edge of the field. Some heraldic writers distinguish, albeit … See more

    Mobile charges

    The so-called mobile charges (or sometimes common charges) are not tied to the size and shape of the shield, and so may be placed in any part of the field, although whenever a charge appears alone, it is … See more

    Further reading

    • Bureau of Heraldry. "Gallery". National Archives & Records Service of South Africa. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
    • Canadian Heraldic Authority. "Public Register of Arms, Flags and … See more

    External links

    • Media related to Charges in heraldry at Wikimedia Commons See more

     
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