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[[File:oxford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:oxford.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent an Ox Gules armed and unguled Or passing over a Ford of Water in base barry wavy Azure and Argent.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent an Ox Gules armed and unguled Or passing over a Ford of Water in base barry wavy Azure and Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant guardant Azure crowned with an Imperial Crown proper holding between the paws a Rose Gules charged with another Argent.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant guardant Azure crowned with an Imperial Crown proper holding between the paws a Rose Gules charged with another Argent.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an Elephant Ermines eared Argent tusked Or collared and lined Or and on the sinister side a Beaver Vert its tail barry wavy [= scaly] Azure and Argent ducally gorged and lined Or.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side an Elephant Ermines eared Argent tusked Or collared and lined Or and on the sinister side a Beaver Vert its tail barry wavy [= scaly] Azure and Argent ducally gorged and lined Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'FORTIS EST VERITAS' - Strong is truth | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'FORTIS EST VERITAS' - Strong is truth | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the Visitation of August 12, 1634. | The arms were not officially granted, but recorded at the Visitation of August 12, 1634. | ||
The arms are based on the 14<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city and are canting, an ox fording a river. | The arms are based on the 14<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city and are canting, an ox fording a river. | ||
The significance of the supporters is unknown. The beaver probably refers to the River Thames, but also appears in the arms of a family associated with the city's history, as does the elephant. | The significance of the supporters is unknown. The beaver probably refers to the River Thames, but also appears in the arms of a family associated with the city's history, as does the elephant. The beaver is also shown regularly as a fox, see f.e. the cigarette card below. | ||
The crest shows the English lion and the Royal rose. | The crest shows the English lion and the Royal rose. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:oxford5.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|arms dated 1866 on the wall of the Council Chamber in the Town Hall ([http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/mayors/town_hall/crest.html source]) | |||
|- | File:oxford.jj.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
| | File:oxford.wb1.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
File:Oxford.cva.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms in an [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt|album]] from +/- 1910 | |||
File:0930.aba.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums, 1930s | |||
File:32-23.kur.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms in the [[Kurmark]] album, 1930s | |||
File:041.abd.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms in the [[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|Abdulla]] album, 1930s | |||
File:Oxford.tuck.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms on a Tuck postcard, +/- 1905 | |||
File:oxford.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:oxford.ukpc.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms on a postcard, 1920s (?) | |||
File:Oxford.red.jpg|alt=Arms of the city of Oxford|The arms on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|Reddings]] tea card | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Scott-Giles, 1933 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Scott-Giles, 1933 | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities O]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||