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The 1992 Chicago flood was suggested as an additional natural disaster deserving of a star, in line with the existing star for the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. [citation needed] Another fifth star was in the works from a group of Chicago real estate professionals to represent Chicago's entrepreneurial spirit in the early 1990s. [citation needed]
The United States Army Institute of Heraldry, the official heraldic authority in the United States, uses the term mullet in its blazons, [2] but elsewhere, as in US government documents describing the flag of the United States and the Great Seal of the United States, the term star is constantly used, and these nearly always appear with five ...
University of Chicago; Armiger: University of Chicago: Adopted: August 15, 1910: Shield: Argent, a phoenix displayed Gules, langued Azure, in flame proper. On a chief Gules, a book expanded proper, edged and bound Or. On dexter page of book the words Crescat scientia, inscribed, three lines in pesse Sable.
Seal of Chicago pre 1895. In 1837, when Chicago was incorporated as a city, a new seal was drafted by Mayor William B. Ogden, Aldermen Josiah Goodhue and Daniel Pearsons.In the ordinance, the seal is described as "a shield (American) with a sheaf of wheat on its center; a ship in full sail on the right; a sleeping infant on the top; an Indian with bow and arrow on the left; and with the motto ...
The star (or mullet) is comparatively rare in medieval heraldry, but from an early time, the five-pointed star was preferred in English and Scottish heraldry (e.g. in the Dering Roll, c. 1270), while the preferred number of points in German heraldry was six. [1] The star in the coat of arms of the De Vere family was in legend attributed to the ...
Star of David, or Jewish Star, a hexagram symbolizing Israel, Judeans, and/or Jews; properly speaking, this "star" is called the "Shield of David," (Magen David), while the pentagram is the "Star of David." Note that this is a cultural, rather than religious symbol. Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi
An unpierced mullet is sometimes called a "star" in Scottish heraldry, and stars also appear in English and continental heraldry under that name (often with six points). The "spur revel" is also found in Scottish heraldry. The estoile: A star with (usually six) wavy rays is called an estoile (the Old French word for 'star'; modern French étoile).
The asterisk (/ ˈ æ s t ər ɪ s k / *), from Late Latin asteriscus, from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star", [1] [2] is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.