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Heraldic motif of an oath-taking hand gesture
Elisabeth Kopp's oath of office after her election to the Swiss Federal Council in 1984
The Schwurhand (German pronunciation:[ˈʃvuːɐ̯hant], "swear-hand"; Dutch: spreekgebaar) is a heraldic charge depicting the hand gesture that is used in Germanic Europe and neighbouring countries, when swearing an oath in court, in office, or in swearing-in. The right hand is raised, with the index finger and middle finger extended upwards; the last two digits are curled downwards against the palm. The thumb is shown slightly curled or raised.
The Schwurhand (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvuːɐ̯hant], "swear-hand"; Dutch: spreekgebaar) is a heraldic charge depicting the hand gesture that is used in...
Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon āþ, also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A...
rather a formal event. Hitler Oath Oath of allegiance Oath of office Schwurhand Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swearing-in (military). "Oath,...
Eagle/Mercury/Spirit, Lion/Sulfur/Soul, and Star/Salt/Body. Finally, two Schwurhands accompany the picture attesting its creator's veracity. The oldest known...
concept (where "the whole is more than the sum of its parts") Seeblatt Schwurhand Affektenlehre, the doctrine of the affections in Baroque music theory...
remaining fortresses of Rudolf's troops. He declared the loss of Rudolf's Schwurhand, a judgement of God, further weakening the support of the prince's rebellion...
show. The winner receives a ring donated by local companies, showing the Schwurhand of Charlemagne against the abbey ruins in the background. Bad Hersfelder...
theorist. He practiced etching, aquatint and lithography: Schwurhand: Kalb mit Kinder (1980), Schwurhand: Zelt und Lichtstrahl (1980), Zirkulationszeit: Meerengel...
in the courtroom.“ As a result, Zimmerman received the nickname „Old Schwurhand“ (“old oath hand,” a play on the Winnetou character Old Surehand), which...
time seen in the courtroom." The affair earned him the nickname "Old Schwurhand" (an allusion to a Karl May character, Old Surehand, with "Schwur" meaning...
forefinger and middle finger extended, is what in German is called a Schwurhand (“swearing hand” or “oath-taking hand”), as this is the typical gesture...
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