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roundel and symbol
While the first use of a roundel in a London transport context was the 19th-century symbol of the London General Omnibus Company – a wheel with a bar across the centre bearing the word GENERAL – its use on the Underground stems from the decision in 1908 to find a more obvious way of highlighting station names on platforms.
In the Book of Cerne, this portrait of the Evangelist Mark appears in a roundel above his symbol, the Lion.
On stylistic grounds, it is dated to the 4th century ; its central roundel represents a beardless male head and bust draped in a pallium in front of the Chi-Rho symbol, flanked by pomegranates, symbols of eternal life.
He also redesigned the famous roundel symbol used throughout the system.
In the centre of the reredos there is a carved gilded pelican ( an early Christian symbol of self-sacrifice ) and a roundel with Baroque-style angels.
The logo of the PDS consisted mainly of an oak tree that retained, in a roundel at the tree's roots, the previous symbol of the PCI: this was done both to indicate the party's roots, but did not prevent hardliners leaving the party and launching the Communist Refoundation Party ( PRC ).

roundel and designed
The stained glass and the roundel in the foyer were designed by Charles Rennie, and are an original design.
District Line platforms 8 and 9 are partially covered by a short canopy, and retain a number of examples of early solid-disc Underground signs, used before Edward Johnston designed the familiar roundel in 1919.

roundel and 1918
**( Army Air Service roundel until 1918: white-blue-red )
However due to concerns about confusion with the markings of enemy aircraft, in early 1918 a red, blue, and white roundel similar to those already in use by the Allied Powers, was instead ordered painted on all U. S. aircraft operating in Europe, and remained in effect until 1919.

roundel and was
The 100th anniversary of the roundel was celebrated by TfL commissioning 100 artists to produce works that celebrate the design.
The Mozambique Air Force ( Forca Aérea De Moçambique-FAM ) was part of the national army initially, and from 1985 to 1990 was known as the People's Liberation Air Force. The FPLM roundel is based on the Flag of Mozambique.
On 30 May 2004 the franchise was rebranded as Southern in a deliberate recall of the pre-nationalisation Southern Railway with a green roundel logo with '‘ Southern ’' written in yellow in a green bar.
In 2000 this was revised into its current form, a stylized yellow tiger head on a green roundel upon a darker blue shield, with the Proton name in yellow capital letters.
The indiviual aircraft identification letter was painted on the side of the aircraft in large letters following the two-letter squadron designation code and the RAF roundel.
At the top of the post was a roundel in the form of a hollow circle with a horizontal line across the middle, displaying " Yorks W. R .", the name of the fingerpost's location, and a grid reference.
Bridge roundel with the original borough seal and the year 1900, including the VR designation for Queen Victoria The borough council's coat of arms, granted by the College of Arms on 5 April 1902, was based on the former Paddington vestry seal.
The old TRTA logo, a stylized roundel in the shape of an " S " was introduced in 1953, adopted as TRTA's corporate logo in 1960 and used until 2004
Officially named Southern Railway Ltd, it was branded Southern on 30 May 2004, recalling the pre-nationalisation Southern Railway, with a green roundel logo with " Southern " written in yellow in a green bar.
A rondel dagger () or roundel dagger was a type of stiff-bladed dagger in Europe in the late Middle Ages ( from the 14th century onwards ), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights.
The first use of a roundel on military aircraft was during the World War I | First World War by the French Air Force.
The roundel design was adopted by their allies, the British Royal Flying Corps, as their original painted Union Flags looked too much like the Iron Cross | German cross, as used by the Luftstreitkräfte.
* Although the TARDIS interior changed several times throughout the original series, the movie's set was the most dramatic change yet, replacing the sterile white corridors and " roundel "- based design with a steampunk theme reminiscent of Jules Verne.
The distinctive tower feature, with an illuminated leading edge and roundel rises high above the low structure and helps identify the station from a distance, was strongly influenced by contemporary Dutch and German architecture and was intended to create a landmark building amid an area of low-rise suburban housing.
In the late nineteenth century, this device on a blue circle was listed as the equivalent of the roundel that appeared on headgear of many European armies.
This model was facelifted at the same time as the Ritmo hatchback models ; however, instead of the 1982-on 5-bar grille, the Bertone Cabriolet models featured the simple Bertone roundel.
In fact, the marking was always applied as " XXX ( roundel ) XXX " ( as illustrated at the head of this article )-or as " XXX ( roundel )" on smaller types, such as Siskins-unfortunately, neither lends much support to the " tradition ".
The original terminus of the Route 1 in Holt Park was the roundel where Heathfield meets Holt Lane.

roundel and adopted
* February 8-The United States replaces the national insignia for its military aircraft adopted in 1917 ( 20px ) with a roundel with an outer red ring, then a blue ring, and a white center 20px.
The RAAF adopted a distinctive roundel on 2 July 1956 ; a red kangaroo replacing the red circle of the British version.

roundel and by
These late medieval thrusting weapons are sometimes classed by the shape of their hilt as either roundel, bollock or ear daggers.
TfL's Tube map and " roundel " logo are instantly recognisable by any Londoner, almost any Briton and many people around the world.
Each station displays the Underground roundel, often containing the station's name in the central bar, at entrances and repeatedly along the platform, so that the name can easily be seen by passengers on arriving trains.
Each of the main units has its own corporate identity, formed by differently-coloured versions of the standard roundel logo and adding appropriate lettering across the horizontal bar.
The roundel of Luxembourg is seen on the AWACS aircraft used by NATO.
The stone columns framing the glass screens are surmounted by a capital formed as a three-dimensional version of the roundel.
Nose of F-16 Fighting Falcon | F-16A flown by Ilan Ramon in Operation Opera, showing the triangular emblem of the attack on Osirak, and a Syrian Air Force roundel ' killmark '.
The screens feature the Underground roundel made up in coloured glass panels and are divided by stone columns surmounted by capitals formed as a three-dimensional version of the roundel.
Since 1914, the Italian Air Force have also used a roundel of concentric rings in the colours of the tricolor as aircraft marking ; substituted, from 1923 to 1943, by encircled fasces.
Specification of the number of " undulations " in nebuly can be seen by Jochen Wilke's roundel, with ten.
The roundel used by the Syrian Air Force has the same basic design as that used by the Egyptian Air Force.
* Brazil-blue-yellow-green ( used as a roundel by aircraft of the Brazilian Navy )

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