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'''NOTTINGHAMSHIRE''' | '''NOTTINGHAMSHIRE''' | ||
[[File:notts.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:notts.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Vert a Fesse wavy per fesse wavy Argent and Azure over all an Oak Tree fructed Or.<br> | '''Arms''' : Vert a Fesse wavy per fesse wavy Argent and Azure over all an Oak Tree fructed Or.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : Issuant from a Mural Crown a Garb Or charged with the Blade of a Miner's Shovel Sable.<br> | '''Crest''' : Issuant from a Mural Crown a Garb Or charged with the Blade of a Miner's Shovel Sable.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Lion rampant queue fourchee Sable gorged with a Saxon Crown Or and on the sinister side a Greyhound Argent gorged with a like Crown with line reflexed over the back Azure.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Lion rampant queue fourchee Sable gorged with a Saxon Crown Or and on the sinister side a Greyhound Argent gorged with a like Crown with line reflexed over the back Azure.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'SAPIENTER PROFICIENS' - Progress with wisdom | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'SAPIENTER PROFICIENS' - Progress with wisdom | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1937. | The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1937. | ||
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The dexter supporter is a black lion queue-fourcheé from the arms of the Dukes of Portland. The sinister supporter is a silver greyhound from the Duke of Northumberland's arms. Members of these two families have provided Lords Lieutenant of the county. Both supporters are gorged with Saxon crowns, recalling the Saxon creation of Nottinghamshire in AD 918. | The dexter supporter is a black lion queue-fourcheé from the arms of the Dukes of Portland. The sinister supporter is a silver greyhound from the Duke of Northumberland's arms. Members of these two families have provided Lords Lieutenant of the county. Both supporters are gorged with Saxon crowns, recalling the Saxon creation of Nottinghamshire in AD 918. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | [[Category:Granted 1937]] | ||