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Established: 1967 (1984)<br> | Established: 1967 (1984)<br> | ||
[[File:lon-Lightmongers.jpg|center| | [[File:lon-Lightmongers.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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The supporters are a male Griffin and a Panther. The former, from the earliest days of its appearance in heraldic imagery, is always depicted with rays issuing from various parts of its body and hence look rather like shafts of light. The heraldic Panther, also symbolizes light because it is always shown “incensed” i.e. the flames issuing from its jaws and out of its ears. This relates to the flame depicted in the shield. | The supporters are a male Griffin and a Panther. The former, from the earliest days of its appearance in heraldic imagery, is always depicted with rays issuing from various parts of its body and hence look rather like shafts of light. The heraldic Panther, also symbolizes light because it is always shown “incensed” i.e. the flames issuing from its jaws and out of its ears. This relates to the flame depicted in the shield. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image from www.lightmongers.co.uk/ | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image from www.lightmongers.co.uk/ | |||
[[Category:London Guilds]] | [[Category:London Guilds]] | ||