Camp crown

In Ancient Rome, a camp crown (Latin: corona castrensis, "crown of the castrum"), also known as a vallary crown, was a military award given to the first man who penetrated into an enemy camp or field during combat. It took the form of a gold crown surmounted with replicas of the stakes of a palisade (a high fence consisting of pointed stakes).^[1]

In the heraldry of a few units in modern armies, a camp crown is mounted as a crest on top of the shield of the coat of arms or emblem.

The Palisado crown, a variant used in English heraldry, is defined by palisades affixed to the outside of the rim.

Gallery

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  Example of a Camp crown
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  Example of Palisado crowns (English Heraldry)
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  Emblem of the Course in the History and Aesthetics of Military Music of the Spanish Army

See also

• Celestial crown
• Civic Crown
• Grass crown
• Mural crown
• Naval crown
• Heraldry
• Laurel wreath