Points of the Shield
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“Armorists distinguish several points in the escutcheon in order to determine exactly the position of the bearings or charges. A, the dexter chief. B, the precise middle chief. C, the sinister chief. D, the honour point. E, the fess point. F, the nombril point. G, the dexter base. H, the precise middle base. I, the sinister base.” -Hall, 1862
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Heraldry, MiscellaneousSource
Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)
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