page_title: Broad arrow
section_title: In India
hierarchical_section_title: Broad arrow / In India
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Militärkennzeichen aus Indien English: This is the vehicle registration plate of Indian Military (NCC)
context_page_description: A broad arrow, of which a pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point. It is a symbol used traditionally in heraldry, most notably in England, and later by the British government to mark government property. It became particularly associated with the Board of Ordnance, and later the War Department and the Ministry of Defence. It was exported to other parts of the British Empire, where it was used in similar official contexts.
  In heraldry, the arrowhead generally points downwards, whereas in other contexts it more usually points upwards.
context_section_description: The device was used in Colonial India, and continues to be used in modern India on military vehicle registration plates, although the symbol now employed is a standard typographical upward-pointing arrow rather than a true broad arrow.
caption: Registration plate of an Indian military vehicle
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