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An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry.
An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry.


  This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, please [{Contact|mail me]] !
  This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, please [[Contact|mail me]] !


Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.
Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.
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Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.
Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.


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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Motto'''
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Motto'''
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Translation in English'''
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="300 px"|'''Translation in English'''
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hyndburn]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hyndburn]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By sea and forest enchanted
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Lymington]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By worth
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Keighley]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Come all who are weary and heavy laden
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Come all who are weary and heavy laden
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Weston-super-Mare]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Weston-super-Mare]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Except the Lord keep the city
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 127
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fear God honour the king
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fear God honour the king
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 72:8
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 72:8
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Parish of St. Paul's, Dunville]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Parish of St. Paul's, Dunville]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Heaven’s light our guide
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Portsmouth]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Hold to the thruth
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Hold to the thruth
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castor]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Old yet ever new
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[New Forest]], [[New Forest RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Our faith is our strength
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Our faith is our strength
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Armstrong]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Armstrong]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress – industry - humanity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bradford]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress with humanity
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress with humanity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Haldimand County]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Haldimand County]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Strength in unity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Rushmoor]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Striving toward a magnificent future
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Striving toward a magnificent future
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Malawi]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Malawi]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Unity and service
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Silsden]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Unity growth prosperity
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Unity growth prosperity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Todmorden]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Todmorden]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Where justice rules, there virtue flows
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Leominster]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Wisdom knowledge and trust
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Wisdom knowledge and trust
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Origin'''
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Used by'''
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0" width="200px"|'''Used by'''
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Avant garde
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Vanguard
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Havant]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|De bon cuor
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|De bon cuor
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Sint-Joost-ten-Node]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Sint-Joost-ten-Node]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Prest a faire
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Ready to act
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Fareham]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Sans dieu rien  
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Sans dieu rien  
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Senegal]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Senegal]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Ung par tout – tout par ung
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Southampton (Bermuda)]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Alkmaar]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Alkmaar]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Alto nomine
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Of high renown / Alton by name
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Alton RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Amicitia omnibus rebus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Amicitia omnibus rebus
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Carshalton]], [[Medicine Hat]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Carshalton]], [[Medicine Hat]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Ardua vince merendo
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Overcome difficulties by service
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Winchester RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Arte et labore
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Arte et labore
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[100 Mile House]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[100 Mile House]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Constantia basis virtutum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Andover]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Copia est labor
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Copia est labor
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Grand Falls]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Grand Falls]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Decus et tutamen
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Gravesend]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Deo teste valeamus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|With God as our witness, let us be strong
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Test Valley]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Dum cresco spero
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Dum cresco spero
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Founded in faith, rich in the fulfilment thereof, strong in the hope for the future
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Founded in faith, rich in the fulfilment thereof, strong in the hope for the future
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Christchurch]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Christchurch (New Zealand)]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fidelis  
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fidelis  
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Abbeville]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Abbeville]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fidelis sapiens justus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Honest, thoughful, just
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[South Herefordshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fides et justitia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Faith and justice
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Farnborough]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fides probata coronat  
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fides probata coronat  
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Fernie]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Fernie]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In praecipiti stantem
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Steadfast on the edge
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Alderley Edge]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In unitate felicitas
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In unitate felicitas
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castle Morpeth]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Castle Morpeth]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Invictae fidelitatis praemium
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Reward for faithfulness unconquered
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hereford]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Jesu flos matris virginis
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Jesu flos matris virginis
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Farnworth]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Farnworth]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Justitia et virtute
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By justice and virtue
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Leominster]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Lab initio ad futurum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Lab initio ad futurum
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Blitar]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Blitar]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labor omnia vincit
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labour overcomes all things
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bradford]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labore et prudentia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By labour and prudence
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Brighouse]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Leo terram propriam protegat
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Leo terram propriam protegat
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Levavi oculos meos in montes
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Malvern]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Liliis tenaci vimine jungor
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Liliis tenaci vimine jungor
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Borkum]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Borkum]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Memor ruris disciplinae custos
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|The mindful guardian of the rural way of life
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Macclesfield RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Memores boni consili
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Mindful of our worthy purpose
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Macclesfield]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Mente et manu
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By mind and hand
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[East Hampshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Miles domini indefessus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Miles domini indefessus
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Craven]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Craven]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Nec virtus nec copia desunt
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Neither virtue nor plenty are lacking
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Macclesfield]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Nisi dominus custodierit civitatem
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Except the Lord keep the city
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 127
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Halifax (Yorkshire)]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Nobis habitatio felix
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|A happy dwelling place for us
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Wilmslow]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Non nobis solum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Non nobis solum
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Clitheroe RDC]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Clitheroe RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Opes industria parit
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Industry begets plenty
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bingley]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Pax et justitia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Pax et justitia
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|One reaches the stars only through difficulties
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|One reaches the stars only through difficulties
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[{Cirebon]], [[Gouda]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Cirebon]], [[Gouda]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Pugna pro patria
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An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry. 

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Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.

The mottoes are listed by language and sorted by first letter. For clarity no capital letters are used, except the first letter as well as personal or town names.

Mottoes in Dutch

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Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dispereert niet (also Ende dispereert niet) Batavia
Heldhaftig - vastberaden - barmhartig Amsterdam
Niet zonder arbyt Not without labour Chesterton, South Cambridgeshire
Sterker door strijd Rotterdam
Trouw en liefde Gent
Vrede en recht Peace and Justice 's Gravenhage/The Hague

Mottoes in English

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Mottoes with English as the original language.

Motto Origin Used by
A loyal three made stronger in one Loyalist Township
Agriculture and commerce Maidstone
Believe - love - obey Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton
Born in conflict - settled in peace Ajax
By industry and integrity Berwick (Nova Scotia), Nelson (Borough)
By industry and prudence Hyndburn
By sea and forest enchanted Lymington
By worth Keighley
Come all who are weary and heavy laden Matthew 11:28 Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa
Country above self Saint Kitts and Nevis
Courage and faith Guilford County
Desire the right Falkland Islands
Determined we began - determined we remain Ameliasburg
Ever forward Weston-super-Mare
Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Fear God honour the king 1 Peter 2:17 Parish of St. Andrews
Forward, upward, onward together Bahamas
Freedom and justice Ghana
Glad of thy word Psalm 119:162 Parish of St. George's, Pickering Village
God’s will first Nauru
Going forward in faith Saint Matthews, Ingleside
Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ 2 Peter 3:18 Parish of St. George's, Georgetown
He hath founded it upon the seas Cayman Islands
He shall rule from the river to the ends of the Earth Psalm 72:8 Parish of St. Paul's, Dunville
Heaven’s light our guide Portsmouth
Hold to the thruth Burnley
I have prepared a lamp Psalm 132: 17 Parish of St, Mark's Qualicum Beach
I will lift up mine eyes Bowland
In counsel is stability Windsor
In thee are the springs of our life Psalm 36:9 Parish of St. John's, Cambridge
Industry and prudence conquer Accrington
Jewel of the Thames Maidenhead
Justice – prosperity - liberty South Sudan
Loyal and unshakeable Saint Helena
New frontiers - new beginnings Castor
Old yet ever new New Forest, New Forest RDC
Our faith is our strength Tristan da Cunha
Our spirits rejoice Saint Luke's Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie
Out of many one people Jamaica
Peace Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Canada
Pride in our past, faith in our future Mississauga
Pride - spirit - vision Armstrong
Progress – industry - humanity Bradford
Progress with humanity South Ribble
Proud heritage - promising future Castor
Research and discovery Falkland Islands Dependencies and British Antarctic Territory
Rejoice in the lord alway St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians 4:4 Saint Paul's Cathedral, Regina
Risen - ascended - glorified Parish of All Saints, Peterborough
Serve God and be cheerful Sutton and Cheam
Service with justice Alnwick
Share - enjoy - prosper Letchworth Garden
Sharing God’s love Saint James, Stouffvile
Sow for posterity Longridge
Strength growth Haldimand County
Strength in unity Rushmoor
Striving toward a magnificent future Quinte West
The land, the people, the light Saint Lucia
The love of liberty brought us here Liberia
Together we stand Conception Bay South
Tread the smoother ways of peace Dr. Arthur William Fisher’s poem “Niagara” (1924) Niagara Falls
Twixt Severn and Wye Forest of Dean, Lydney
Unity and freedom Malawi
Unity and service Silsden
Unity growth prosperity Taber
Unity responsibility loyalty Niagara
We grow by industry Blyth Valley
We long endure Colne
We prosper by industry Todmorden
Where justice rules, there virtue flows Leominster
Wisdom knowledge and trust Clarington

Mottoes in Fijian

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Mottoes with Fijian as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui Fear God and honour the King Fiji

Mottoes in French

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Mottoes with French as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Avant garde Vanguard Havant
De bon cuor Walton-le-Dale
Le jour viendra The day will come Lambton
L’union fait la force Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Prest a faire Ready to act Fareham
Sans dieu rien Without God nothing Wanganui
Sur terre et sur mer, Berthier toujours plus fier By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder Berthier-sur-Mer
Un people – un but – une foi One people – one goal – one faith Senegal
Ung par tout – tout par ung Southampton (Bermuda)

Mottoes in Frisian

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Mottoes with Frisian as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
In doarp riist ut 'e puollen De Tynje

Mottoes in German

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Mottoes with German as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Lo how a rose e’er blooming 15th-century German Christmas carol Parish of St. John's, Montreal

Mottoes in Indonesian

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Mottoes with Bahasa Indonesia or any other native language in Indonesia as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Bhinneka tunggal Ika Unity in diversity Indonesia
Gemah ripah loh jinawi Cirebon
Gemah ripah repeh rapih Richness for all and living in harmony Jawa Barat
Jer basuki mawa bea Achievements are only won through sacrifice Jawa Timur
Karya swadaya On own power Papua
Soerâ-ing-bâjâ Virtue in battle Surabaya

Mottoes in Latin

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Mottoes with Latin as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
A mare labor Saint Pierre et Miquelon
Absit invidia Let there be no ill-will Limavady
Absque labore nihil Nothing without labour Darwen
Adveniat regnum tuum Thy kingdom come the Lord’s Prayer Saint Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa
Aequitas iudicia tua domine Roermond
Alcmaria victrix Alkmaar is victorious Alkmaar
Alto nomine Of high renown / Alton by name Alton RDC
Amicitia omnibus rebus Ridgetown
Animo et fide With courage and faith Carshalton, Medicine Hat
Ardua vince merendo Overcome difficulties by service Winchester RDC
Arte et labore By skill and labour Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Audentior With greater boldness Virgil's Aeniad Watford
Cantate domino O sing unto the Lord Psalm 149:1 Holy Saviour Church, Waterloo
Cavendo tutus adversa sperno Settle
Centum salutationes 100 Mile House
Constantia basis virtutum Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues Andover
Copia est labor Industry brings prosperity Horwich
Copia et concordia Harmony and abundance Vacoas/Phoenix
Confitemini domino O give thanks unto the Lord Psalm 118, verse 1 Holy Trinity Church, Chatham
Cor unum With one heart Grand Falls
Decus et tutamen Gravesend
Deo teste valeamus With God as our witness, let us be strong Test Valley
Dum cresco spero While I grow I hope Bromley
Ex undis From the waves Eemsmond, Hefshuizen, Uithuizermeeden
Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente Haste, less speed and do everything with understanding Venlo
Fide condita, fructu beata, spe fortis Founded in faith, rich in the fulfilment thereof, strong in the hope for the future Christchurch (New Zealand)
Fidelis Abbeville
Fidelis sapiens justus Honest, thoughful, just South Herefordshire
Fides et justitia Faith and justice Farnborough
Fides probata coronat Confirms what has been proved good and true Ashburton (New Zealand)
Fortes creantur fortibus The brave beget the brave Gorinchem
Fortis et liber Strong and free Alberta
Fortiter defendit triumphans 'Triumphing by brave defence Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fortiter et fideliter Bravely and faithfully Fulwood
Fraternitas - aequalitas - soliditas Fraternity - equality - solidarity Grenville
Haec libertatis ergo All for the sake of freedom Leiden
Haec otia studia fovent University of Liverpool
In deo fidemus We trust in God Brighton
In deo imperium sed populus administrat Bruce County
In fraternitate unitas Unity in brotherhood Edmundston
In montibus ad flumen In the mountains by the river Fernie
In praecipiti stantem Steadfast on the edge Alderley Edge
In unitate felicitas Windsor and Maidenhead
In unitate florescemus In unity we shall flourish increasingly Pendle
Industria arte prudentia By industry skill and foresight Calderdale
Industria et spe Labour and hope Skipton
Inter sylvas et flumina habitans Living among woods and streams Castle Morpeth
Invictae fidelitatis praemium Reward for faithfulness unconquered Hereford
Jesu flos matris virginis Jesus, flower born of the Virgin Mother Jesu Dulcis Memoria, a poem attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Halifax
Jubilate deo Make a joyful noise onto the Lord Psalm 100 Christ Church Cathedral, Hamilton
Juste nec timide Be just and fear not Farnworth
Justitia et virtute By justice and virtue Leominster
Lab initio ad futurum Ancaster
Labor improbus omnia vincit Labour conquers all Blitar
Labor omnia vincit Labour overcomes all things Bradford
Labore et prudentia By labour and prudence Brighouse
Leo terram propriam protegat Let the lion protect his own land South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Levavi oculos meos in montes I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills Malvern
Liliis tenaci vimine jungor Amiens
Luctor er emergo Zeeland (provincie)
Malang nominor sursum moveor They call me diagonal, but I move upwards Malang
Mediis Tranquillis in Undis Borkum
Memor ruris disciplinae custos The mindful guardian of the rural way of life Macclesfield RDC
Memores boni consili Mindful of our worthy purpose Macclesfield
Mente et manu By mind and hand East Hampshire
Miles domini indefessus The soldier of the Lord is never weary Nieuwolda, Scheemda
Montes prosperitatem vident The mountains are witness to my prosperity Madiun
Montis insignia Calpe Of the mountain called Calpe Gibraltar
Multis periculis supersum Coevorden
Nec aspera terrent Duchy of Braunschweig
Nec temere nec timide Neither rashly nor timidly Craven
Nec virtus nec copia desunt Neither virtue nor plenty are lacking Macclesfield
Nisi dominus custodierit civitatem Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Nobis habitatio felix A happy dwelling place for us Wilmslow
Non nobis solum Not for ourselves alone Beckenham
Nostrum est rura tueri Our task is to look after the needs of the countryside Clitheroe RDC
Opes industria parit Industry begets plenty Bingley
Pax et justitia Peace and justice Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Per ardua ad summa Through difficulties to the heights Beddington and Wallington
Per aspera ad astra One reaches the stars only through difficulties Cirebon, Gouda
Per ardua in fide servite deo Through difficulties serve God in faith Sutton (London Borough)
Per salubritatum opes Through health, wealth Ilkley
Porta vagae Ross-on-Wye
Praesidemus We stand on guard Military Ordinariate of Canada
Pretiumque et causa laboris Burnley
Primus et princeps First and foremost Annapolis
Progredi prospere Headingley
Progredior I progress Orpington
Pugna pro patria Fight for your country Aldershot
Pulchra terra dei donum This fair land is the gift of God. Herefordshire
Pulchritudo et salubritas Beauty and health Bournemouth
Quae recta tene Hold fast that which is right Romsey
Qui transtulit sustinet He who transplanted us, sustains us Connecticut
Regeneratio Luinjeberd
Remis Saba Velisque With all one's might Saba
Respice aspice prospice Look to the past, the present and the future Knutsford
Resurrectio Terband
Ruris artes fovere Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Salus et opus Health and wealth Kamloops
Salus populi The welfare of the people Rushcliffe
Salus populi suprema lex The welfare of the people is the most important law Eastleigh
Scientia Ingenium artes University of Wales
Semper proficimus We progress continually Leyland
Semper progrediens Sint Maarten (eiland)
Semper renascor Palembang
Serio servire Earnestly to serve East Dorset, Wimborne and Cranborne
Serva fidem Keep faith Blackburn RDC
Servire populo To serve the people Bromley
Stabit saxum fluet amnis The rock will remain and the river will flow Clitheroe
Stella clavisque Maris Indici Star and key of the Indian Ocean Mauritius
Supera moras Overcome delays Bolton
Superba et confidens Sint Eustatius
Suprema a situ Supreme by position Wellington
Surgamus ergo strenue Let us arise with vigour Baildon
Tenax et fidelis Firmness and faithfulness Beau Bassin - Rose Hill
Ubi lux ibi labor Valleyfield
Unio silvae marisque Mahone Bay
Unitate praestans Excelling by unity Preston RDC
Unum deum in trinitate veneremur Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec
Unus cum viribus duorum Abbotsford
Urbis et orbis honor Beaune
Usque ad terminos orbis terrarum To the ends of the earth Psalm 72:8 Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
Velut silva floreat May she flourish as the forest East Dean
Vestigia nulla retrorsum North Cowichan
Vicit vim virtus Virtue conquered force Haarlem
Vigilate deo confidentes Zuid Holland
Vires acquirit eundo We gather strength as we go Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175 Brandon
Vivit post funera virtus Virtue outlives death Nottingham
Volet Gander Gander

Mottoes in Maori

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Mottoes with Maori as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Te pai me te whairawa Waitakere

Mottoes in Old Norse

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Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Með lögum skal land byggja By law shall the land be built up Njáls Saga Zetland, Shetland Islands

Mottoes in Spanish

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Mottoes with Tuvalu as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dios, unión, libertad God, union, liberty El Salvador


Mottoes in Tuvalu

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Mottoes with Tuvalu as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Tuvalu mot e atua Tuvalu for God Tuvalu


Mottoes in Welsh

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Mottoes with Welsh as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Gwerth cyngor gwasanaeth The virtue of a council is its service Glyndŵr
Mon mam Cynru Anglesey, Mother of Wales Isle of Anglesey
Nid cadern ond brodyrdde No strength but in fellowship Merthyr Tydfil


Mottoes in Non-existing languages

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Mottoes with a non-existing or phantasy language.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Language Used by
Es-whoy-malth A shoaling place transcribed from a local native American language Esquimalt

Mottoes in two or more languages

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Mottoes in multiple languages.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Languages Used by
Kayas - présent - future Past - present - future Cree, French and English North Battleford
Eendracht maakt macht - L’union fait la force Dutch and French Belgium
Paix – travail – patrie : Peace – work - fatherland Peace – work - fatherland French and English Cameroon
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