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Points of the EscutcheonVariants: Points of the Escutcheon
The different parts of the shield denoting the position of the charges.

The chief is the top.
The honour point is below the chief but above the fess point.
The fess point is the middle, sometimes also called the abyss.
The nombril point is below the fess point and above the base.
The base is the bottom.

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