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Heraldic Trefoil

Heraldic Trefoil

CulturalSeed

heraldry

Construction note

A heraldic ordinary or charge as drawn on a coat of arms.

About this symbol

Meaning
The trefoil — a clover; perpetuity.
Culture / origin
European heraldry
Era
From the 12th century onward
Historical context
Heraldry arose to identify knights in armour and became a strict visual grammar of ordinaries, charges and tinctures.

Historical heraldic motif in the public domain.

Tags

heraldicheraldrymedievalcoat-of-arms

SVG source

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