Editing Crown (Heraldry) (section)

==As a charge==
In [[heraldry]], a [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is an image occupying the [[field (heraldry)|field]] of a [[coat of arms]]. Many coats of arms incorporate crowns as charges. One notable example of this lies in the [[Three Crowns]] of the arms of Sweden.

Additionally, many animal charges (frequently [[lion (heraldry)|lions]] and [[eagle (heraldry)|eagles]]) and sometimes human heads also appear crowned.  Animal charges ''gorged'' (collared) of an open coronet also occur, though more often as supporters than as charges.

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File:Vestfold våpen.svg|A golden crown appears prominently in the arms of [[Vestfold]], a county in [[Norway]].
File:Wappen Kreis Biedenkopf.svg|A crowned lion head in the arms of Kreis Biedenkopf, a county in [[Hesse]], Germany (1832-1974)
File:Armoiries medievales d Eric de Poméranie 1382-1459.svg|The [[Three Crowns]], as well as lions and leopards crowned, in the arms of [[Eric of Pomerania]]
File:Herb wielki Czech (1990-1992).svg|Both lions and eagles crowned appear in the [[coat of arms of the Czech Republic]].
File:Coat of Arms of Riga small.svg|A golden crown appears at the top of cross pattée in the [[coat of arms of Riga]]
File:Badge of the Unicorn Pursuivant.svg|Badge of the [[Unicorn Pursuivant]], a unicorn gorged of a coronet
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