Camp crown
In Ancient Rome, a camp crown (Latin: corona castrensis, "crown of the castrum"), also known as a vallary crown, was a military award given to the first man who penetrated into an enemy camp or field during combat. It took the form of a gold crown surmounted with replicas of the stakes of a palisade (a high fence consisting of pointed stakes). [1]
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In the heraldry of a few units in modern armies, a camp crown is mounted as a crest on top of the shield of the coat of arms or emblem.
The Palisado crown, a variant used in English heraldry, is defined by palisades affixed to the outside of the rim.
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Example of a Camp crown
Example of Palisado crowns (English Heraldry)
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References
- (in Spanish) Camp Crown definition. Libro de Armoría.
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux.
- Valerie A. Maxfield (1 January 1981). The Military Decorations of the Roman Army. University of California Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-520-04499-9.
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