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Heraldic flag. In heraldry and vexillology, a heraldic flag is a flag containing coats of arms, heraldic badges, or other devices used for personal identification. Heraldic flags include banners, standards, pennons and their variants, gonfalons, guidons, and pinsels. Specifications governing heraldic flags vary from country to country, and have ...
A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc. In maritime use, pennants are to be hung from the main ...
Sir Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), knight banneret and Knight of the Garter.. A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the pennon flown by the lower-ranking knights) and was eligible to bear supporters in English heraldry.
Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag. Commissioning pennant, the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission. Broad pennant, flown from the masthead of a British Royal Navy ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board. Pennant (church), flown by navies during services on board ships.
Pennon or pennant . Main article: Pennon. A flag that is wider at the hoist than at the fly. Pipe banner. Main article: Pipe banner. A decorative flag for Scottish Highland bagpipes. Prayer flag. Main article: Prayer flag. A kind of flag that is flown along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas in order to bless the surrounding land.
55,000+ [ 1 ] (2023) Website. www.bannerhealth.com. Footnotes / referencesMaking health care easier, so life can be better. (Mission) Banner Health is a non-profit health system in the United States, based in Phoenix, Arizona. It operates 33 hospitals and several specialized facilities across 6 states. The health system is the largest employer ...
The Senyera[a] is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a yellow field. This coat of arms, often called bars of Aragon, [1] or simply "the four bars", historically represented the King of the Crown of Aragon. The senyera pattern is currently in the flag of four Spanish ...
In the 1980s, it became a separate entity but, in 2010, was reintegrated into the University of Arizona under the name UA Health Network (UAHN). [5] In July 2009, the Banner - University Medical Center Tucson was designated a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. [6]