dominant, drawing the eye. this charge is clearly the focus of the entire coat of arms.
figure 10: three charges in an undivided shield.
three charges (lion's head erased) in an undivided shield as a drawing.
three charges (lion's head erased) in an undivided shield as a ring.
this shows an undivided shield with three charges. the charges may be a repetition of the same charge or three different ones.
figure 11: charges on a shield per pale.
several charges (pierced stars and a tower) in a vertically divided shield (per pale) as a drawing.
several charges (pierced stars and a tower) in a vertically divided shield (per pale) as a ring.
in a shield vertically divided in 