{"id":603,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/finial\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:21","slug":"finial","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/finial\/","title":{"rendered":"Finial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A **finial** is the ornamental cap or terminal fitted to the top of a flagstaff. Finials may take the form of a ball, spearhead, eagle, fleur-de-lys or other emblem, and they often carry distinct symbolism: the United States, for example, prescribes a gilded eagle for the flags of the President and senior officials. Finials are practical as well as decorative, preventing water ingress and keeping the halyard from slipping over the truck.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: Military colours of many regiments are surmounted by a spearhead finial, while presidential standards frequently bear a gilt eagle.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [halyard](\/glossary\/halyard\/), [standard](\/glossary\/standard\/), [hoisting](\/glossary\/hoisting\/), [full-staff](\/glossary\/full-staff\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-603","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}