🝴

See also: ⊗, 𐤈, ⊕, ⊗︀, 🜨, ⨁, and 𐊨

🝴 U+1F774, 🝴 LOT OF FORTUNE ← 🝳 [U+1F773] Alchemical Symbols 🝵 → [U+1F775]

An 18th-century astronomical pillar in Scotland, with the symbol 🝴 for planet Earth (bottom-left corner of top-left stone).

Translingual

Symbol

🝴

1. (astrology) the Lot of Fortune, a.k.a. Part of Fortune.
2. (philately) fiscal cancellation (cancellation of revenue stamps for taxation purposes)
3. (astronomy, geography, rare) the symbol ⟨🜨⟩ (Earth), rotated to represent the four continents of the 16th century (Europe to the north, Asia to the east, Africa to the south, and America to the west). Cf. T-and-O map ⟨🜗⟩ for the original three continents.