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==Heraldic banners==<!-- This section is linked from [[Flag]] -->
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A heraldic banner, also called a [[banner of arms]], displays the basic [[coat of arms]] only:  i.e. it shows the design usually displayed on the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shield]] and omits the crest, helmet or coronet, mantling, supporters, motto or any other elements associated with the full [[achievement (heraldry)|armorial achievement]] (for further details of these elements, see [[heraldry]]). A heraldic banner is usually square or rectangular.

A distinction exists between the heraldic banner and the [[heraldic standard]]. The distinction, however, is often misunderstood or ignored. For example, the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom]] is in fact a banner of the royal arms.

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File:Royal Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg|<small>The full armorial achievement of the [[Royal coat of arms of Scotland|arms]] of the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] (before the [[Union of the Crowns]])</small>
File:Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg|<small>The arms as depicted on the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]</small>
File:Royal Standard of Scotland.svg|<small> "[[Royal Banner of Scotland|The Lion Rampant]]": the banner of the [[King of Scots]]</small>
File:Wolsey banner.jpg|<small>Banner of [[Cardinal Wolsey]]</small>
File:Banner of Lincoln.svg|<small>Banner of [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]]</small>
File:Banner of the arms of the British Broadcasting Corporation.svg|<small>Banner of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]</small>
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