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{ | {{uk}}'''AMERSHAM (Town council)''' | ||
'''AMERSHAM (Town council)''' | |||
Part of [[Chiltern]] (until 1974 [[Amersham RDC]]) | Part of [[Chiltern]] (until 1974 [[Amersham RDC]]) | ||
[[File:amersham.jpg|center]] | [[File:amersham.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Argent on a Mount in base Vert a Wyvern sejant the dexter claw raised and the wings expanded Gules each semy of Plates on a Chief per pale Gules and Sable three Water-Wheels Gold.<br> | '''Arms''': Argent on a Mount in base Vert a Wyvern sejant the dexter claw raised and the wings expanded Gules each semy of Plates on a Chief per pale Gules and Sable three Water-Wheels Gold.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : In a Saxon Crown Or a demi Lion Gules holding in the dexter paw an eradicated Coral Wort (Cardamine Bulbifera) flowered proper; Mantled Gules doubled Argent.<br> | '''Crest''': In a Saxon Crown Or a demi Lion Gules holding in the dexter paw an eradicated Coral Wort (Cardamine Bulbifera) flowered proper; Mantled Gules doubled Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'RES GESTAE RES FUTURAE' - Things past, things future | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'RES GESTAE RES FUTURAE' - Things past, things future | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1986. | The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1986. | ||
The red wyvern is from the heraldry of the Drake family of Shardeloes, who have been closely connected with the history of the Town. The white roundels on its wings are from the arms of the Penn family. The red and black of the chief are the liveries of the Earls and Dukes of Buckingham and the three water-wheels doubtless refer to the three water mills mentioned in the Domesday Book. | The red wyvern is from the heraldry of the Drake family of Shardeloes, who have been closely connected with the history of the Town. The white roundels on its wings are from the arms of the Penn family. The red and black of the chief are the liveries of the Earls and Dukes of Buckingham and the three water-wheels doubtless refer to the three water mills mentioned in the Domesday Book. | ||
The Saxon crown is like that in the crest of the [[Buckinghamshire|County Council]]. | The Saxon crown is like that in the crest of the [[Buckinghamshire|County Council]].'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Image and information provided by the council. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1986]] | [[Category:Granted 1986]] | ||