Cross pattée
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A cross pattée or cross patty, also known as a cross formée or cross formy, or even a Templar cross, is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre and often flared in a curve or
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Coat of arms of the Brotherhood of Blackheads shown in the House of the Blackheads, Riga
Guards at Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw. Behind them, the Virtuti Militari emblem.
Black tapestries used in Belém Palace with a golden cross alisée in each corner
Iron Cross
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The Iron Cross was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, and Nazi Germany. The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the insignia
Cross pattée
…order, though their more usual emblem was a plain straight black cross on white field. In 1813, King Frederick William III of Prussia established the Iron Cross as a decoration for military valor, and it remained in use, in various forms, by Prussia and later Germany until 1945. A stylized version of the Iron…
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Black Cross of the Teutonic Order (Leechkirche [de], Graz)
Collection of Iron Cross decorations throughout German military history
Various versions from 1813 to 1870
King Frederick William III of Prussia, creator of the award