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|[[File:sandwich.jpg|350 px|center|alt=Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : | |||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | |||
** England<br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Dover (England)|Dover]] | |||
'''Status''':<br> | |||
* (< 1974) Borough | |||
<br> | |||
{{#display_map:51.2745,1.3398|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Per pale Gules and Azure three demi-Lions passant guardant in pale Or conjoined with as many sterns of demi-Ships Argent. | |||
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Per pale Gules and Azure three demi-Lions passant guardant in pale Or conjoined with as many sterns of demi-Ships Argent. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms are almost identical to those of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports, where the hulls are usually shown gold. The arms probably date from the 13th century and are the best known example of the earliest effort made to include two arms in one shield by "dimidiation". | The arms are almost identical to those of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports, where the hulls are usually shown gold. The arms probably date from the 13th century and are the best known example of the earliest effort made to include two arms in one shield by "dimidiation". | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Sandwichz1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Sandwich|The 13th century seal (Ewe, 1972) | ||
File:Sandwich1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Sandwich|The arms in the town | |||
File:Sandwich.ukpc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Sandwich|The arms on a postcard | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here] | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities S]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||