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'''Country''': | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England | |||
*** [[Channel Islands]] | |||
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{{#display_map:49.7117,-2.2040|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The lion, probably the British lion, was first used on a seal of the Court of Alderney from 1745. The lion holding a sprig of broom, was confirmed as arms of Alderney by King Edward VII. The arms, however, were not officially registered at the College of Arms until 1993. | |||
==== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
The | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:1990.aba.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alderney|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:alderneyfdc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Alderney|The arms on a 1983 First Day Cover | |||
</gallery>'''[[Literature]]''': Image and information send by The States of Alderney (www.alderney.gov.gg) | |||
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[[Category:Channel Islands]] | [[Category:Channel Islands]] |
Latest revision as of 06:01, 16 June 2024
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Origin/meaning
The lion, probably the British lion, was first used on a seal of the Court of Alderney from 1745. The lion holding a sprig of broom, was confirmed as arms of Alderney by King Edward VII. The arms, however, were not officially registered at the College of Arms until 1993.
Image gallery
The arms in the Abadie albums
Literature: Image and information send by The States of Alderney (www.alderney.gov.gg)
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