The Naval Crown () was a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships. It was a Roman military award, given to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
In heraldry a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. It is made up of a circlet with the sails and sterns of ships alternating on top.
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See also
Astral crown Camp crown Celestial crown Civic crown Grass crown Mural crown Naval heraldry Laurel wreath
References Naval Crown definition. Libro de Armoría. Heraldic crowns, www.scottish-wedding-dreams.com Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux.