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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
Per pale Sable and Gules a Swan rousant wings inverted and expanded Argent ducally gorged Or.
Per pale Sable and Gules a Swan rousant wings inverted and expanded Argent ducally gorged Or.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the Visitation of 1566.
The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the Visitation of 1566.
   
 
The swan was a badge of the ancient family of De Bohn, and of the Giffards who were Earls of Buckingham, and then of the Staffords, the first Dukes of Buckingham. The last two families owned the important castle at Buckingham. The background shows the Stafford livery colours of red and black. The coronet is sometimes depicted with a chain attached.
The swan was a badge of the ancient family of De Bohn, and of the Giffards who were Earls of Buckingham, and then of the Staffords, the first Dukes of Buckingham. The last two families owned the important castle at Buckingham. The background shows the Stafford livery colours of red and black. The coronet is sometimes depicted with a chain attached.


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[[Literature]] : Information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]
[[Literature]] : Information from [http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk here]
   
 
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities B]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]

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BUCKINGHAM (Borough, now town council)

Incorporated into : 1974 Aylesbury Vale

Arms (crest) of Buckingham

Official blazon

Per pale Sable and Gules a Swan rousant wings inverted and expanded Argent ducally gorged Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the Visitation of 1566.

The swan was a badge of the ancient family of De Bohn, and of the Giffards who were Earls of Buckingham, and then of the Staffords, the first Dukes of Buckingham. The last two families owned the important castle at Buckingham. The background shows the Stafford livery colours of red and black. The coronet is sometimes depicted with a chain attached.

Arms (crest) of Buckingham

The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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