The Cross of Lorraine, known as the Cross of Anjou in the 16th century, is a heraldic two-barred cross, consisting of a vertical line crossed by two shorter horizontal bars. In most renditions, the horizontal bars are "graded" with the upper bar being the shorter, though variations with the bars of equal length are also seen. The Lorraine name has come to signify several cross variations, including the Patriarchal cross with its bars near the top. The Cross of Lorraine came to the Duchy of Lorraine via the Kingdom of Hungary in the 15th century. Similar two-barred cross symbols prominently feature in heraldry from Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. Its ultimate origins are theorised to be Byzantine. The Cross of Lorraine was used as a symbol of Free France during World War II and was earlier used by French patriots to signify desire to reclaim provinces lost to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.
"La Lorraine est française!" Propaganda image advocating the return of Alsace–Lorraine to France
Order of the Cross of Vytis, a Lithuanian presidential award
Monument to Charles de Gaulle in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
The cross of Lorraine atop Saint Maurice Cathedral in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France,
A two-barred cross is similar to a Latin cross but with an extra bar added. The lengths and placement of the bars vary, and most of the variations are interchangeably called the cross of Lorraine, the patriarchal cross, the Orthodox cross or the archiepiscopal cross.
A bracteate of Iakša de Kopnik Jacza de Copnic, minted in Silesia since the early 12th century.