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[[File:Cross-Pattee-Heraldry.svg|thumb|right|Standard form of the cross pattée or Pate]]
A '''cross pattée''', '''cross patty or Pate''', or '''cross paty''', also known as a '''cross formy''' or '''cross formée''' ({{
==Etymology==
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|[[File:Bolnisi cross.svg|center|64x64px]]||[[Bolnisi cross]], official national symbol of the republic of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], used on flag, coat of arms and various official and unofficial organizations of this country.
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|[[File:Cross-Pattee-Alisee.svg|center|64x64px]]||With the ends of the arms convex and curved; sometimes called ''cross alisée'' ({{
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|[[File:Cross-Not-Pattee-Not-Maltese.svg|center|64x64px]]{{dubious|date=August 2023}}||With triangular arms that do not fill the square, used on flag, coat of arms and various medals, also known as the [[Saint George's Cross]] in Sweden and the [[Cossack cross]] in Ukraine.
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|[[File:Cross-Pattee-alternate.svg|center|64x64px]]||With straight parallel lines at the centre, it still fits the general definition of "having branches that widen by curving at their ends",<ref name=def /> and is considered ''pattée'' in [[Rudolf Koch]]'s ''The Book of Signs''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Koch |first1=Rudolf |author1-link=Rudolf Koch |title=The book of signs |date=1955 |publisher=Dover Publications |location=New York |isbn=9780486201627 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/509534|oclc=509534}}</ref> ({{
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===Iron Cross===
In 1813, King [[Frederick William III]] of [[Prussia]] established the [[Iron Cross]] as a decoration for military valor, and it remained in use, in various forms, by Prussia and later [[Germany]] until 1945. A stylized version of the
Prussian and Imperial German ''Landwehr'' and ''Landsturm'' troops used a Cross Pattée cap badge to distinguish them from regular army troops. A stylized version of the Cross Pattée is used by the modern German military
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File:EK II 1914.jpg|German Iron Cross, [[World War I]]
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===Russia===
The cross pattée is adopted by Russian Border Service, it is also found on coats of arms of some Russian regions.
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File:Russian Federation. Emblem of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service.svg|Emblem of the [[Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|Border Service]]
File:Coat of arms of Kaliningrad.svg|[[Coat of arms of Kaliningrad]]
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The ''cross alisée'' version of the cross pattée, with rounded edges, has been used in Russia since the 19th century. This cross shape was used in the badges of the ''[[Narodnoe Opolcheniye]]'', during the [[French invasion of Russia|Patriotic War of 1812]] and the [[Crimean War]] as well as the {{ill|Aleksandrovskoe Military School|ru|Александровское военное училище}}.<ref>Derevyanko, Kolesnikov. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090609165329/http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2002/2/2002_2_10.php "Awards: Rewarded With A Battle Order", ''Bratishka'', Feb 2002
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{{See also|Volhynia}}
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File:Alex Volhynia.svg|Coat of arms of the Volhynian Duchy (Principality)
File:Principality of Volyn.png|Coat of arms of Volhynia with the Muscovite [[Monomakh's Cap]]
File:POL województwo wołyńskie IRP COA.svg|Volhynian Voivodeship in the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
File:Novohrad-Volynskyi coat of arms (1796).gif|Coat of arms of the Russian Volhynian Vice-
File:COA of Volin gubernia.png|Coat of arms of [[Volhynian Governorate]]
File:POL województwo wołyńskie II RP COA.svg|Volhynian Voivodeship in Poland (1920-1939)
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The cross pattée is also placed before the name of the bishop who issues a Catholic [[imprimatur]], and is occasionally found as a map symbol indicating the location of a Christian site.
It appears in the
* The [[Victoria Cross]]
* The [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)]]
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*The [[Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]]
* The [[Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky]]
* The [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
* The [[Portuguese Football Federation]]
* [[F.C. Paços de Ferreira]], a Portuguese football club
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* [[Casa Pia A.C.]], a Portuguese sports association
* [[Mira Mar SC]], a Portuguese football club
* [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|CR Vasco da Gama]], a Brazilian sports club▼
* [[Flag of Asturias]], a Spanish Principality
* [[Toulouse FC]], a French football club
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* The Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps
* Schneider Cams, a speed equipment manufacturer
▲* [[Vasco da Gama (South Africa)|Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]], a South African sports club
▲* [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]], a Brazilian sports club
* [[Neath RFC]], a Welsh rugby club
* [[The Eaton House Group of Schools]]
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