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BROAD ARROWHEAD [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
CONT

… the bell … while covered in a fine green patina, still clearly displays the Royal Navy "broad arrow" that marks it as property of the British government, and which also appears on the Franklin artifacts that were found on land during the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition.

CONT

The village of Penshurst in Kent, for example, contains the "Penshurst Arms" and, as the name implies, it bears the "pheon" (an inverted broad arrowhead) of the historically famous Sidney family ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Fer de lance, dard, flèche, ou pique, avec pointe aigüe et dont le rangier est barbelé ou dentelé.

CONT

La cloche est intacte et, en général, en très bon état. Deux marquages en relief, présentés lorsque la cloche en bronze a été coulée, apparaissent sur l'artéfact, soit un «phéon» de la Royal Navy, signe de propriété du gouvernement britannique, ainsi que la date «1845».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Heráldica
DEF

Figura semejante a la punta de flecha, característica de la heráldica británica [...]

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