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This star sign is very rare as a twodimensional or true graphic sign, but the more common cut in relief. It appears on grave stones for birth date, and on officers' and petty officers' uniforms. It is also quite common as a sign for stars in medieval art (as is  ).
As a variation of the fivepointed star it is common in heraldry and relatively common in military contexts, especially on uniforms. It has a meaning corresponding to that of  as a sign for the quality of services or accomodations, that is, the more  , the higher the rank in the chain of military command.
In heraldry it is called mullet and represents the rowel of a spur. Note, however, that in French
heraldry the mullet is a sixpointed star.
This sign was used for comet in Europe in the end of the Middle Ages. Note the similar sign with an even number of points (which means it has crossing lines) in Group 27.
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