We'd like to use analytics cookies to understand which symbols people look up, so we know what to research next. They are not used for advertising and we set none of them unless you say yes. What we store.
A circlet with sixteen silver balls in a row.
Also known as: Coronet of a viscount, Viscomital coronet
In English heraldry a viscount's coronet is a circlet set with sixteen small silver balls in an unbroken row, of which a smaller number is shown when drawn flat.
Denotes the rank of viscount in the English peerage when placed above a shield.
Contexts: History
Sets its balls directly on the rim, where an earl's are raised on points, which is the distinction between two otherwise similar coronets.
Contexts: History
A circular band with a close row of small round balls set directly on its upper edge, without leaves between them.