East Suffolk (county)

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EAST SUFFOLK

Incorporated into : 1974 Suffolk

Official blazon

Arms : Sable a Cross engrailed Or on a Chief Ermine between two Leopard's Faces of the second a pale Azure thereon upon Waves of the Sea proper an ancient Galley to the sinister sail set and issuant from the sinister chief the Sun in Splendour also of the second.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours upon a Rock proper a Falcon belled wings expanded Or the inside of the wings Azure supporting with the dexter claw a Staff erect also proper flying therefrom a Banner also Azure charged with a Garb Gold.
Motto: 'OPUS NOSTRUM DIRIGE' - Direct our work

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 14, 1935.

The cross is from the arms of the Uffords, ancient Earls of Suffolk, and the leopards' faces are from the arms of the de la Pole Earls and Dukes of Suffolk. The galley represents a Viking ship in token that the County is peopled largely by descendants of the Norsemen, and the rising sun denotes its easterly situation.

The crest is a differenced form of the badge of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.

The motto is a contraction of the Vulgate text, "Opus manuum nostrarum dirige".