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A basic 3-letter monogram has the initial of the individual's last name (surname) set larger, or with some special treatment in the center, while the first name initial appears to the left of it and the middle name initial appears to the right of it. There is a difference in how this is written for men and women.
A varsity letter (or monogram) is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its recipient was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met. A person who receives a varsity letter is known as a letterman.
In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. [1] Such a cypher as used by an emperor or empress is called an imperial cypher.
IHS is a Greek monogram composed by three letters (iota, eta and sigma) for the first three letters in the name Jesus used since the 3rd century as an abbreviation. "St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541), and thus it became the emblem of his institute.
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The IX monogram is a similar form, using the initials of the name Ἰησοῦς (ὁ) Χριστός, 'Jesus (the) Christ', as is the ΙΗ monogram (), using the first two letters of the name ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, 'JESUS' in uppercase.
The M in Missoula, Montana, for the University of Montana, is an example of a built-up letter. Painted letters are typically found on bare rock faces and cliffs, as is the G in The Gap , Arizona . Cutout letters , the least common, are formed by removing the vegetation to create a letter; the R for the University of Redlands in Redlands ...
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