Cross form

Cross of Montesa

Also: cruz de Montesa

Drawing under review. Reference-matched revision, 23 October 2026. Adapted from Heralder’s Badge of the Order of Montesa (2011; 2016 revision), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Reference geometry retained; Matte Atlas enamel colours, fine surface grain, restrained moving glints and raised red centre adapted; the existing Atlas medallion supplies rotatable depth. This modern composite has not been independently dated or given specialist historical sign-off.

Form

A black cross fleury with broad curling fleurs-de-lis, charged at the centre with a smaller plain red Greek cross.

When it is documented

Modern composite badge. The date when this precise form was adopted has not been established here.

Context

The red cross and the composite black-and-red badge must be distinguished when discussing historical use. The drawing follows the modern badge in the cited reference.

Links in the Atlas

Emblem of Order of Montesa (Order)
The modern composite badge of the order.

Sources and how they were checked

Visual reference for this modern composite; source vector by Heralder (2011, revised 2016). Artwork adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0; geometry retained, paint treatment and canvas changed. Adaptation also CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.
Heralder, Badge of the Order of Montesa — Wikimedia Commons · checked 2026-10-23 (source vector and attribution inspected; an artistic reference, not proof of a medieval date)
Official description of a black Greek cross fleury charged with a red cross, identified as the modern Montesa emblem.
Ejército de Tierra, Regimiento de Caballería Montesa nº 3 · checked 2026-10-23 (official heraldic description; does not establish the adoption date of this geometry)

Not yet known or sourced

The adoption date of this exact composite design remains unverified; the earlier post-1400 claim is not retained as an established date.