Turk head (heraldry)
In European heraldry, the decapitated Turk head most often as pierced by a sword, signifies the many wars fought by European Christian states against the Muslim, Turkish-led Ottoman Empire. Other depictions include the head held up by a victor or picked by a raven. It is used in modern town, municipality and village coat of arms in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia, such as Bezeréd, Derecske, Komádi, Gáborján, Hajdúdorog, Hajdúnánás, Szécsény, Tépe, Kikinda, Vršac, and Đelekovec.
It was adopted by some Austro-Hungarian nobility, such as:
