▁the ▁pla cement ▁of ▁various ▁her ald ic ▁charges ; ▁the ▁upper ▁edge , ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁upper ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁shield , ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁chief ; ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁is ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁shield ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁de xter ▁and ▁sin ister ▁fl anks , ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁these ▁terms ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁bear er ▁of ▁the ▁shield , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁standing ▁behind ▁it ; ▁accordingly ▁the ▁side ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁bear er ' s ▁right ▁is ▁the ▁de xter , ▁and ▁the ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁bear er ' s ▁left ▁is ▁the ▁sin ister , ▁although ▁to ▁the ▁observer , ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁her ald ic ▁illustr ation , ▁the ▁de xter ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side , ▁and ▁the ▁sin ister ▁on ▁the ▁right . ▁ ▁The ▁pla cement ▁of ▁various ▁charges ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁specific ▁points , ▁nine ▁in ▁number ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁authorities , ▁but ▁eleven ▁according ▁to ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁most ▁important ▁are ▁f ess ▁point , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁visual ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁shield ; ▁the ▁honour ▁point , ▁located ▁mid way ▁between ▁f ess ▁point ▁and ▁the ▁chief ; ▁and ▁the ▁nombr il ▁point , ▁located ▁mid way ▁between ▁f ess ▁point ▁and ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁points ▁include ▁de xter ▁chief , ▁center ▁chief , ▁and ▁sin ister ▁chief , ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁upper ▁part