Arrow Cross
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In the traditional terminology of heraldry, this symbol was called a "cross barby" or "cross barbee". In Christian use, the ends of this cross resemble the barbs of fish hooks, or fish spears. This alludes to the Ichthys symbol of Christ, and is suggestive of the "fishers of men" theme in the Gospel.
In modern use the symbol has become associated with extremist right wing organisations after the Arrow Cross (Nyilaskereszt) symbol was used in Hungary in the 1930s as the symbol of the leading Hungarian fascist political party, the Arrow Cross Party. The symbol consists of two green double-ended arrows in a cross configuration on a white circular background, much like the German Nazi swastika. The arrow cross symbol remains outlawed in Hungary.
A similar symbol, the Crosstar, is now used by the Nationalist Movement, a white supremacist group based in the United States. Both are basically the arrow cross symbol.[1] that is traced back to ancient times and was used by Hungarian tribes in the Middle Ages.[2]
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