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The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece; and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters CHRof the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later; the name was given to various modifications of this standard. (n.).
