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{{short description|Award and heraldic crown made up of the sails and sterns of ships}}
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The '''Naval Crown''' ({{langx|la|corona navalis}}) was a gold ] surmounted with small replicas of the ]s of ships. It was a ] ], given to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
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The '''Naval Crown''' ({{lang-la|corona navalis}}), was a gold ] awarded to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement. In style, the crown was made of gold and surmounted with the prows of ships.


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In ] a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the ] vessels and other units belonging to some navies. In ] a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. It is made up of a ] with the ]s and ]s of ships alternating on top.

==Gallery==
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File:Naval Crown.png|Example of a Naval Crown
File:Agrippa wearing Naval Crown.jpg|] wearing the Naval crown, commemorating his role in the ].
File:Coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the ]
File:Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg|A naval crown in the ]
File:Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the ]
File:Brasao CCF.jpg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the ]
File:Burgas-coat-of-arms.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the city of ], ]
File:Coat of arms of Marina Militare.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the ]
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==See also== ==See also==
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*. ''Libro de Armoría''. {{in lang|es}}
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*Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) , ''Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux''.
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Award and heraldic crown made up of the sails and sterns of ships For the racehorse, see Naval Crown (horse).
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The Naval Crown (Latin: corona navalis) was a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships. It was a Roman military award, given to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.

In heraldry a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. It is made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.

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