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A man holding the mace, to show scale. The design of the mace is derived from an ancient battle weapon and the Roman fasces. The ceremonial mace is 46 inches (120 cm) high and consists of 13 ebony rods—representing the original 13 states of the Union—bound together by silver strands criss-crossed over the length of the pole. The rods are ...
Some officials of the medieval Eastern Roman Empire carried maces for either practical or ceremonial purposes. Notable among the latter is the protoallagator, a military-judicial position that existed by about the 10th century A.D. and whose symbols of office were reported by the Palaiologan writer Pseudo-Kodinos in the 14th century to include a silver-gilt mace (matzouka).
The Commons' Speaker, Peter Milliken, [64] then asked the Canadian Heraldic Authority to design such a symbol and, on 15 February 2008, the Governor General authorized the House of Commons to begin using a badge, consisting of the shield of the royal arms superimposed on the ceremonial mace (assigned to the House of Commons as a symbol of the ...
The following cases involve the adoption of the fasces as a symbol or icon, although no physical re-introduction has occurred. Aiguillettes worn by aides-de-camp in many Commonwealth armed forces bear the fasces on the metal points; the origin of this is unknown, as the fasces is an uncommon symbol in British and Commonwealth heraldry and insignia
Mace (bludgeon), a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents Flail (weapon), a spiked weapon on a chain, sometimes called a chain mace or mace-and-chain; Ceremonial mace, an ornamented mace used in civic ceremonies; Gada (mace), the blunt mace or club from India Kaumodaki, the gada (mace) of the Hindu god Vishnu
The other mace accompanies the Lord Chancellor on official duties outside the House of Lords. [20] Mace A was made in the reign of Charles II c. 1672, is 1.56 m (5.1 ft) long and weighs 11.21 kg (24.7 lb). [21] Mace B was made in the reign of William III and Mary II in 1695, is 1.58 m (5.2 ft) long and weighs 11.82 kg (26.1 lb). [22]
Mace: The Mace of Alberta It replaced the old version on February 9, 1956. It is the symbol of the authority of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. It is a ceremonial staff carried by the Sergeant-at-Arms into the Chamber. [14] It was designed by L.B. Blain in Edmonton, and built by English silversmith Joseph Fray in Birmingham. [15 ...
Vishnu's divine mace, which destroyed whole armies and was infallible and without parallel. Krishna slayed the demon Dantavakra with it. Sharanga: Vishnu: Vishnu's bow, also called the Vaishnava dhanush, was used by Rama, then Krishna. Nandaka: Vishnu: Visnu's sacred sword, which had an indestructible blade. It was used by Krishna to kill ...