Aroundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used inheraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type ofnational insignia used onmilitary aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours. Other symbols also often use round shapes.
Inheraldry, aroundel is a circularcharge.Roundels are among the oldest charges used incoats of arms, dating from at least the twelfth century. Roundels in British heraldry have different names depending on theirtincture.[2] Thus, while a roundel may beblazoned by its tincture, e.g.,a roundel vert (literally "a roundel green"), it is more often described by a single word, in this casepomme (literally "apple", from the French) or, from the same origins,pomeis—as in "Vert; on a cross Or five pomeis" (a green field with a golden/yellow cross on which are drawn five green roundels/circles).[3]
One special example of a named roundel is thefountain, depicted asa roundel barry wavy argent and azure, that is, containing alternating horizontal wavy bands of blue and silver (or white).
TheFrench Air Service originated the use of roundels on military aircraft during theFirst World War.[1] The chosen design was the French nationalcockade, whose colours are the blue-white-red of theflag of France. Similar national cockades, with different ordering of colours, were designed and adopted as aircraft roundels by their allies, including the BritishRoyal Flying Corps andRoyal Naval Air Service, and (in the last few months of the war) theUnited States Army Air Service. After the First World War, many otherair forces adopted roundel insignia, distinguished by different colours or numbers of concentric rings.
The term "roundel" is often used even for those military aircraft insignia that are not round, like theIron Cross-Balkenkreuz symbol of theLuftwaffe or thered star of theRussian Air Force.[citation needed]
Among national flags which display a roundel are theflags of Bangladesh,Belize,Brazil,Burundi,Dominica,Ethiopia,Grenada,India,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Laos,Mongolia,Namibia,Niger,North Korea,North Macedonia,Palau,Paraguay,Rwanda,South Korea,Republic of China (Taiwan),Tunisia, andUganda.
Flags forBritish Overseas Territories used a BritishBlue Ensigndefaced with a roundel displaying thearms orbadge of the dependency until 1999. The same pattern is still used for all the states of Australia exceptVictoria.
Some of the design elements that appear in logos that utilize roundels include variables such as harmony, balance, symmetry, proportion, and circularity, as established by Pamela W. Henderson & Joseph A. Cote.[4] However, for a simple logo, such as theTarget Logo, to become associated with the brand, the brand needs to be well known and have unique branding.[5]
Some corporations and organizations make use of roundels in their branding.
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