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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Rochester upon Medway]] (1998 [[Medway]]) | Incorporated into :1974 [[Rochester upon Medway]] (1998 [[Medway]]) | ||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities R]] | ||
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ROCHESTER
Incorporated into :1974 Rochester upon Medway (1998 Medway)
Official blazon
Or on a Cross Gules a Letter R of the field on a Chief of the second a Lion passant guardant Gold.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially recorded at the visitation of 1574 as an untinctured seal, and in 1617 as coloured arms.
The arms have the English lion and St George's cross. The design is completed by a letter R for the City's name.
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906 |
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935 |
The arms as used on a Faulkner postcard +/- 1905 |
The arms in the town (Images by Derek Howard):
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