▁involving ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hand ▁include ▁the ▁" cross ▁my ▁heart " ▁movement ▁associated ▁with ▁making ▁a ▁promise ▁and ▁the ▁T au ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁ref eree ' s ▁" time ▁out " ▁hand ▁signal . ▁ ▁In ▁Chinese - spe aking ▁cult ures , ▁crossed ▁index ▁fingers ▁represent ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Other ▁things ▁known ▁as ▁" cross " ▁▁ ▁Cru x , ▁or ▁the ▁Southern ▁Cross , ▁is ▁a ▁cross - sh aped ▁const ell ation ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere . ▁It ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁flags ▁of ▁Australia , ▁Brazil , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Ni ue , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Sam oa . ▁Notable ▁free - standing ▁Christian ▁cross es ▁( or ▁Sum mit ▁cross es ): ▁The ▁tall est ▁cross , ▁at ▁ 1 5 2 . 4 ▁metres ▁high , ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Francisco ▁Franco ' s ▁monument al ▁" Val ley ▁of ▁the ▁F allen ", ▁the ▁Monument o ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁del ▁Valle ▁de ▁los ▁Ca idos ▁in ▁Spain . ▁A ▁cross ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Inter states ▁ 5 7 ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁in ▁E ff ingham , ▁Illinois , ▁is ▁pur port edly ▁the ▁tall est ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁ 1 9 8 ▁feet ▁( 6 0 . 3 ▁m ) ▁tall . ▁The ▁tall est ▁fre est and ing ▁cross ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Saint ▁August ine , ▁F L ▁and ▁stands ▁ 2 0 8 ▁feet