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'''MANCHESTER''' | '''MANCHESTER''' | ||
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1974-1986 : Metropolitan District of the [[Greater Manchester]] County, since 1986 a Unitary Authority | 1974-1986 : Metropolitan District of the [[Greater Manchester]] County, since 1986 a Unitary Authority | ||
[[File:manchest.jpg|center]] | [[File:manchest.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Gules three Bendlets enhanced Or a Chief Argent thereon on Waves of the Sea a Ship under sail proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Gules three Bendlets enhanced Or a Chief Argent thereon on Waves of the Sea a Ship under sail proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Terrestrial Globe semee of Bees volant all proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Terrestrial Globe semee of Bees volant all proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Heraldic Antelope Argent attired collared and chain reflexed over the back Or and on the sinister side a Lion guardant Or murally crowned Gules each charged on the shoulder with a Rose of the last.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Heraldic Antelope Argent attired collared and chain reflexed over the back Or and on the sinister side a Lion guardant Or murally crowned Gules each charged on the shoulder with a Rose of the last.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : Concilio et Labore | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Concilio et Labore | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1842. The supporters were granted one day later. | The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1842. The supporters were granted one day later. | ||
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The motto means 'By council and work', and is derived from a phrase in Ecclesiasticus 37:16 : 'Let reason be the beginning of every work and let counsel go before every action'. | The motto means 'By council and work', and is derived from a phrase in Ecclesiasticus 37:16 : 'Let reason be the beginning of every work and let counsel go before every action'. | ||
The arms on collector's items: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:manchester.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:manchester.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:manchester.wb1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:manchester.wb1.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:manchester.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:manchester.dex.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Dexter's - UK Borough arms|Dexters]] cigarette card, 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:manchester.haguk.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- | |align="center"|[[File:manchester.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:manchester.mit.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Mitchell Town Seals|Mitchell's]] cigarette card, 1911 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:0676.aba.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums (1930s) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:040.abd.jpg|center|250 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|Abdulla]] albums (1930s) | |||
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Some examples of the arms in the city: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:manchester1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city <br>[http://huddled.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1128074_3e83175a.jpg source] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:manchester2.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city <br> [https://silvertiger4.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/p1070242.jpg source] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:manchester3.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city <br> [http://www.speel.me.uk/sculptplaces/scplacepicm/manchtharms.jpg source] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:manchester4.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city <br> [http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/46/2274624_91a9d3ca.jpg source] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:manchester5.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the city <br>(François Velde, 2021) | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information leaflet issued by the city of Manchester. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information leaflet issued by the city of Manchester. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1842]] | [[Category:Granted 1842]] |
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