The Naval Crown () was a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the of ships. It was a Ancient Rome military award, given to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement.
In heraldry a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. It is made up of a circlet with the and of ships alternating on top.
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File:Naval Crown.png|Example of a Naval Crown
File:Agrippa wearing Naval Crown.jpg|Agrippa wearing the Naval crown, commemorating his role in the Battle of Actium.
File:Coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy
File:Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
File:Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Chilean Navy
File:Brasao CCF.jpg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Portuguese Marine Corps
File:Burgas-coat-of-arms.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the city of Burgas, Bulgaria
File:Coat of arms of Marina Militare.svg|A naval crown in the coat of arms of the Italian Navy
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