 During the 17th century, the banner was often divided into three or four horizontal stripes of white and red, ending with swallowtails.Elective kings' dynastic arms were often placed in an inescutcheon.Variants with the White Eagle and the Pursuer placed side by side without an escutcheon directly in the field or with the Eagle on the obverse and the Pursuit on the reverse side of the banner were also used.