- STATANT
- The heraldic term used when an animal is depicted on all four feet standing still whilst facing the
dexter but see passant and the notes below (also dexter).
Flag of Lyngdal, Norway;
Flag of Mitteldithmarschen, Germany;
Flag of Morávka, Czechia
Notes
a) A creature that is shown with one hoof or paw raised should be blazoned
"passant" as referenced above.
b) In modern heraldry the term is sometimes also applied to two-legged-creatures such as birds.
- STATE ARMS (or COAT OF ARMS)
- See under ‘arms’.
Flag of the State of Michigan, US;
State/National Arms of Chile;
Flag of the State of New York, U.S.
- STATE COLOURS (or COLORS)
- 1) See national colours
and colours 4).
- 2) A special mark of distinction carried by some foot regiments of the British
Brigade of Guards – but see
second colour (also
colour 2),
colours 2) and
royal standard 3)).
- 3) The colours selected by a sub-national entity – particularly if the entity
is called a “state” as representative of that entity – colours of the state of
or landesfarben (see also
livery colours,
state flag 2), state symbols 2)
and sub-national flag).
- 4) In US military usage a term, now obsolete, for one of the colours carried
by a unit of state militia or volunteers (usually when mustered into federal service)
as the second colour along with a national colour of the same design as that used
by regiments of the regular army.
![[State colours]](../images/v/vxt-d3238.gif)
Naval Ensign and National Colours of Italy, Colours of the State of
New Mexico, US
- STATE EMBLEM
- See ‘emblem
state, or national or royal’ under ‘emblem’.
![[State emblem]](../images/v/vxt-d2344.gif)
State Emblem of Turkmenistan; State/National Emblem of
North Korea
- STATE ENSIGN
- 1) See ‘government ensign’ under 'ensign'.
- 2) A term used to denote that flag flown on vessels operated by the government agencies
of a sub national entity – but see ‘admiralty flag 2)’
(also ‘state flag 2)’).
State/Government Ensign of Belgium; State Ensign of
Hamburg, Germany
- STATE FLAG
- 1) A variant of the national flag (or occasionally a completely different
design) which is restricted by law or custom (theoretically or actually) to use
by a country's government, and can often differ from the national flag by the
addition of a coat of arms or emblem – the government flag or federal service
flag (see also
civil flag,
coat of arms,
emblem, national and
national flag, together with ‘government
ensign‘ and ‘naval ensign’ listed under ensign).
- 2) See flag of the state of and the note below.
State Flag of Peru;
State Flag of Poland;
Federal Service Flag of Austria
Please note with regard to 2), that that the sub-national flag of a state (such as those of the US)
should always referred to as "the flag of the state of" as referenced above to avoid confusion with 1).
- STATE MILITARY CREST
- See ‘military crest’.
![[Nebraska crest]](../images/v/vxt-d350.gif)
State Military Crest of Nebraska, US
- STATE SEAL
- 1) See ‘seal of the state of’.
2) See ‘seal’.
Seal of the State of Utah, US;
Flag of the South Dakota, U.S.;
State Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands
- STATE SERVICE FLAG
- 1) A term describing those flags of German and Austrian states or Länder
that are intended for official as opposed to civil use (see also ceremonial flag 1),
flag of the state of, official flag 2)
and sub-national flag with following notes).
2) See federal service flag.
![[State Service Flag of Styria]](../images/v/vxt-d3559.gif)
The State Service Flag and Civil Flag of Saxony, Germany;
The State Service Flag of Styria, Austria
- STATE SYMBOLS
- 1) See national symbols.
- 2) Those things, often established by law, which have been adopted as being symbolic of
a sub-national entity particularly when that entity is called a state, these may include the
flag of the state, and the state coat of arms or emblem, the state colours and possibly a
motto, a plant, an animal and/or a bird etc (see also flag of the state of
and state colours 2)).
Some Symbols of the State of New Mexico, US: Flag of the State, State
Seal and State Colours (fotw,
ICH and CS)
- STATE WAR FLAG (or STATE WAR ENSIGN)
- A direct translation of the German term Reichskriegsflagge, and referring to the war flags
in use from 1935 to 1945 see war flag 1) and war flag 2)
(also imperial war ensign).
![[New Mexico state symbol]](../images/v/vxt-d3366.gif)
Reichskriegsflaggen/State War Flags of Germany 19351938 and
19381945
- STAYED MAST
- A heavy high mast supported by means of stay cables. Stayed masts are often
erected at sea training establishments with proper main and top yards for seamanship
training purposes or at yacht clubs, and are fitted with a main yard gaff for
the hoisting of an ensign (see also
ensign,
gaff,
peak,
sailor’s mast and
yard).
- STAYNANDE COLOURS
- In heraldry see abatements (also stains and its following note).
![[lion couard]](../images/v/vxt-d4167.gif)
Lion couard denoting cowardice or dishonour (Wikipedia)