Aurora (heraldry)

Short description: Heraldic charge

thumb|upright=0.5|Aurora in the arms of [[Murmansk Oblast (on the silhouette of a trimount)]] Aurora is used as a charge in heraldry. The use of the aurora is often connected with a northern geographic position. The aurora is often made in silver or gold and is a band of floating bends.

The aurora is often called polar light or northern light. It is used in many arms in Russian Murmansk Oblast.

Examples

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  As chief, bendwise stylized (Ostrovnoy, Russia)

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  As wreath of rays at base of the shield (Utsjoki, Finland)

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  As a wreath of rays in chief (Kuusamo, Finland)

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  naturalistic (Tumanny, Russia)