Crescent

Crescent Increscent Crescent pendent Decrescent

A quarter moon. Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

This is a thick crescent.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

This is a skinny crescent.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

Source: Beyeren Armorial. Artist: Claes Heinenzoon.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement. (From the banner of Frogmorton, p.134.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

Source: Livro de Nobreza. Artist: António Godinho. (Folio 25r.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief. With horns to base, it is blazoned a “crescent pendent”; an “increscent” has horns to dexter, while a “decrescent” has horns to sinister.

Use of a crescent gules on an argent field is restricted for conflict with the Red Crescent.a

Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 56.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief.

Source: Devises Heroiques et Emblemes. Artist unknown. (Page 18.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief.

Conjoined crescents are found in Iberian armory, where they is blazoned "a lunel."

Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor. Artist: Jean Du Cros. (Arms of Fróis, folio 125r.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief.

Conjoined crescents are found in Iberian armory, where they is blazoned "a lunel."

Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor. Artist: Jean Du Cros. (Arms of Lemos, folio 65v.)

A quarter moon.

Default alignment: horns open to chief.

Conjoined crescents are found in Iberian armory, where they is blazoned "a lunel."

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux.