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{{ | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' (Originally: Association for the Protection of Commercial Interests as respects Wrecked and Damaged Property) | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
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'''Arms''' : Argent, an anchor in bend azure; over all a cross gules. <br> | '''Arms''' : Argent, an anchor in bend azure; over all a cross gules. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On. a wreath of the colours, A terrestrial globe proper encircled with a chain Or. <br> | '''Crest''': On. a wreath of the colours, A terrestrial globe proper encircled with a chain Or. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter side a cormorant; and on the sinister an albatross, supporting the shield with the interior wings expanded and inverted, proper. <br> | '''Supporters''': On the dexter side a cormorant; and on the sinister an albatross, supporting the shield with the interior wings expanded and inverted, proper. <br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Quaerite vera. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Quaerite vera. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on June 10, 1955. | The arms were officially granted on June 10, 1955, but, without supporters and crest, have been in use much longer. | ||
The arms show the cross of the arms of the city of [[London]] and an anchor indicating the "London Marine Market". | The arms show the cross of the arms of the city of [[London]] and an anchor indicating the "London Marine Market". | ||
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The Latin motto means "Seek the Truth" | The Latin motto means "Seek the Truth" | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1874 medal | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information provided by Peter French | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | [[Category:Granted 1955]] |
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