Maltese crosses
Eight-pointed star emblems
Maltese crosses are cross-shaped figures with four arms of equal length that taper toward the center, forming pointed indentations where they meet.
The design originated with the Knights of Malta and appears in heraldry, military decorations, and firefighter insignia.
In film projection, the Maltese cross mechanism converts continuous rotation into intermittent motion, advancing film frame by frame.
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- emergency servicesUrgent public safety organizations
- sepulchral monumentsStructures commemorating the interred
- Knights HospitallerCrusading order from Jerusalem
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Maltese crossesswastika
Cross with angled arms
Star of David · Iron Cross · Orthodox cross · crescent · hammer and sickle
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