The Naval Crown () was a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships. It was a Roman military award, given to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
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In heraldry a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. It is made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.
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File:Naval Crown.png|Example of a Naval Crown
File:Agrippa wearing Naval Crown.jpg|Agrippa wearing the Naval crown, commemorating his role in the Battle of Actium.
File:Coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy
File:Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
File:Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Chilean Navy
File:Brasao CCF.jpg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Portuguese Marine Corps
File:Burgas-coat-of-arms.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the city of Burgas, Bulgaria
File:Coat of arms of Marina Militare.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Italian Navy
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See also
- Astral crown
- Camp crown
- Celestial crown
- Civic crown
- Grass crown
- Mural crown
- Naval heraldry
- Laurel wreath
References
- Naval Crown definition. Libro de Armoría.
- Heraldic crowns, www.scottish-wedding-dreams.com
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux.