Royal Cypher
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The Royal Cypher is the personal monogram or emblem of a reigning British monarch, typically combining their initials and royal title beneath a crown, and used as an official symbol on uniforms, badges, and government property.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Cypher canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emblem
ⓘ
monogram ⓘ royal symbol ⓘ |
| appliesTo | reigning monarch ⓘ |
| changesOn | accession of new monarch ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | accession of monarch ⓘ |
| governsUseBy | royal prerogative ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement | stylized crown above letters ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Commonwealth realms where British monarch is head of state ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
initials of monarch
ⓘ
royal crown ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official insignia of the Crown ⓘ |
| predecessorExample |
ER II for Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
Royal Cypher of King George VI ⓘ
surface form:
GR VI for King George VI
|
| relatedTo |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ Royal monogram ⓘ |
| successorExample | C III R for King Charles III ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the monarch
ⓘ
reign of the monarch ⓘ |
| timeInForce | duration of monarch’s reign ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British government departments
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
armed forces of the United Kingdom
police forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ royal household ⓘ |
| usedIn |
court and governmental seals
ⓘ
insignia of certain orders of chivalry ⓘ insignia of royal cypher-bearing regiments ⓘ signage of royal residences ⓘ |
| usedOn |
badges
ⓘ
government property ⓘ military equipment ⓘ official documents ⓘ police equipment ⓘ post boxes ⓘ public buildings ⓘ royal household property ⓘ state regalia ⓘ uniforms ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | R meaning Rex or Regina ⓘ |
| variesWith | individual monarch ⓘ |
| writtenForm |
combination of monarch’s initials and regnal number
ⓘ
followed by letter R for Rex or Regina ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.