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====Origin/meaning====The castle is taken from the Arms of [[Edinburgh]], from which the City of Dunedin takes its name. The green fess or stripe, across the middle of | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The castle is taken from the Arms of [[Edinburgh]], from which the City of Dunedin takes its name. The green fess or stripe, across the middle of | |||
the shield represents the agricultural background of the Capital of Otago, with it's wool and mutton (the golden horned ram's head) and cereal crops ( | the shield represents the agricultural background of the Capital of Otago, with it's wool and mutton (the golden horned ram's head) and cereal crops ( | ||
the golden sheaves); the jagged nature of this stripe indicates generally the mountainous nature of Otago and in particular the three high hills that | the golden sheaves); the jagged nature of this stripe indicates generally the mountainous nature of Otago and in particular the three high hills that | ||