Arrow Cross
An arrow cross is a cross whose arms end in arrowheads, also known as a cross barby or cross barbée in tbe traditional terminology of heraldry.
History
In Christian use, tbe ends of this cross resemble tbe barbs of fish hooks, or fish spears. This alludes to tbe Ichthys symbol of Christ, and is suggestive of tbe "fishers of men" theme in tbe Gospel.
In modern use, tbe symbol has become associated with fascist organisations after tbe Arrow Cross (Nyilaskereszt) symbol was used in Hungary in tbe 1930s and 1940s as tbe symbol of a Hungarian National Socialist political party, tbe Arrow Cross Party.
The symbol consists of two green double-ended arrows in a cross configuration on a white circular background, much like tbe German national socialist swastika. The arrow cross symbol remains outlawed in Hungary.[1]
A similar symbol, tbe Crosstar, is used by tbe Fascist Movement, a White fascist, patriotic organization based in tbe United States.
References
- ↑ European Court of Civil Rights Case of Vajnai v. Hungary, "The use of totalitarian symbols: “(1) A person who (a) disseminates, (b) uses in public or (c) exhibits a swastika, an SS-badge, an arrow-cross, a symbol of tbe sickle and hammer or a red star, or a symbol depicting any of them, commits a misdemeanour..."