04:1 · This structure is common in military and heraldic contexts, and is often called a chevron. It denotes rank when used on military uniforms; when doubled or tripled, the rank increases. Signs of the type can be found on the clothes of high-ranking chiefs already about 3000 B.C.
    Note how the car manufacturer Citroën has taken as the emblem of its cars. Although said to have originated from the new angled form of cogwheels used by Citroën, the fact remains that the emblem of the car is an old Western military ideogram denoting high rank.