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[[Image:CrimsonFistsBanner.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Crimson Fists]] Chapter Banner{{Fn|4b}}]]
A chapter will own a number of Chapter Banners, but only one may ever be in use at any given time. It will have been consecrated by the Chapter' [[Reclusiarch]] and dedicated to the heroes of the Chapter past, present and future.{{Fn|3}} A Chapter Banner is the physical representation of the honour of the Chapter,{{Fn|7a}} and is valuable to the point that some Chapters would sacrifice multiple worlds to save one.{{Fn|1717a}}
In battle the banner will inspire the Marines to superhuman feats of martial prowess against the enemy that threatens this holiest relic. It is carried into battle by the [[Chapter Ancient]]{{Fn|3}}, typically part of an [[Space Marine Honour Guard Squad|Honour Guard]].{{Fn|5a}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter]], pg. 133
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Sentinels of Terra - A Codex: Space Marines Supplement (6th Edition)]] - ''Relics of the 3rd Company''
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition)]], **{{Endn|17a}}: pgs. 40 & 41 - ''Honour Guard''**{{Endn|17b}}: pg. 51 - ''An Army of Heroes''
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