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{{uk}} | {{uk}}'''BERKHAMSTED (Urban district council, now town council)''' | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Berkhampsted.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | |align="center"|[[File:Berkhampsted.haguk.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935 | ||
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BERKHAMSTED (Urban district council, now town council)
Incorporated into: 1974 Dacorum
Official blazon
Or a Castle of three Towers each domed Azure flying from the two outer towers a Banner Argent charged with a Cross Gules all within a Bordure Sable bezanty.
Origin/meaning
The arms were not officially granted.
Berkhamsted uses the arms of the Borough of Great Berkhampstead, recorded in 1634. These show the town's castle within a black bordure charged with golden bezants. This denotes that the town belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall.
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1935 |
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