Hungarian double cross

E1037343

heraldic charge national symbol

The Hungarian double cross is a heraldic symbol featuring a two-barred cross, historically associated with the Kingdom of Hungary and widely used in Central European coats of arms.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Slovak double cross	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic charge ⓘ national symbol ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	patriarchal cross in Hungarian heraldry ⓘ
appearsOn	Hungarian banknotes ⓘ Hungarian coins ⓘ Hungarian official seals ⓘ Hungarian state emblems ⓘ
associatedWith	Christian symbolism ⓘ Hungarian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
color	silver ⓘ
componentOf	greater coat of arms of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ lesser coat of arms of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Hungary ⓘ
culturalSignificance	marker of Hungarian identity ⓘ symbol of continuity of the Hungarian state ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
hasForm	two‑barred cross ⓘ
hasNumberOfCrossbars	2 ⓘ
historicalUse	medieval royal insignia of Hungary ⓘ symbol of the Apostolic Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
influencedBy	Byzantine cross traditions ⓘ Christian ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ
legalStatus	protected national symbol of Hungary ⓘ
orientation	upright Latin cross ⓘ
placedOn	triple green hill ⓘ
presentOn	flag variants of historical Hungary ⓘ military insignia of Hungary ⓘ municipal coats of arms in Hungary ⓘ regional coats of arms in Central Europe ⓘ
region	Central Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	Cross of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ patriarchal cross ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholic tradition in Hungary ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian faith ⓘ Hungarian statehood ⓘ royal authority ⓘ
upperArmLengthRelation	upper bar shorter than lower bar ⓘ
usedBy	Hungarian kings ⓘ Hungarian state institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Central European heraldry ⓘ coat of arms of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ heraldry of neighboring Central European regions ⓘ historical coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
usedSinceCentury	12th century ⓘ
visualContext	often depicted above a crown in Hungarian arms ⓘ often rises from the middle hill of a triple mount ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jagiellonian coat of arms → hasElement → Hungarian double cross ⓘ

Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia → containsHeraldicElement → Hungarian double cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Slovak double cross

Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia → secondaryCharge → Hungarian double cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Slovak double cross