Fountain or syke is in the terminology of heraldry a

roundel A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of dif ...

depicted as a roundel barry wavy argent and azure, that is, containing alternating horizontal wavy bands of silver (or white) and blue. Traditionally, there are six bands: three of each tincture. Because the fountain consists equally of parts in a metal and a colour, its use is not limited by the rule of tincture as are the other roundels. The fountain may be made in any heraldic tinctures, but unless otherwise stated, it is silver/white and blue. If the

blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The ...

of a coat of arms contains the word fountain, it is not a natural, water-gushing fountain which should be depicted but a roundel like this.

Examples

File:Anjalankoski.vaakuna.svg, The arms of former town of

Anjalankoski Anjalankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland. It had 16 379 inhabitants in 2008. About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are Myllykoski and Inkeroinen. In addition, there ...

, Finland File:Blason Fontenay-le-Fleury.svg, The

canting arms Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name (or, less often, some attribute or function) in a visual pun or rebus. French heralds used the term (), as they would sound out the name of the armiger. Many armorial all ...

Fontenay-le-Fleury Fontenay-le-Fleury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which i ...

, France, displays a fountain in gold and red and

fleurs-de-lis The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...

File:Fontana coa.svg, The

of Il-Fontana, Malta File:Leitrimcountylogo.png, Arms of County Leitrim, Ireland, with three fountains File:Götene vapen.svg, Arms of

Götene Municipality Götene Municipality (''Götene kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Götene. When the first Swedish local government acts went into force in 1863, 20 rural municipal enti ...

in Sweden

References

{{heraldry-stub Heraldic charges Fountains Visual motifs