An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed. |
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The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible. |
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Until 1917, the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony on an inescutcheon over the royal arms. |
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In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife. |
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Since 1911, the arms of the Prince of Wales also displays an inescutcheon of the ancient arms of the Principality of Wales. |
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The shield depicts the royal coat of arms together with an inescutcheon of the House of Hanover, while the supporters embody King's motto of sancte et sapienter. |
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