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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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'''Arms''' : Sable, three flames of fire proper; on a bordure Or twelve annulets gules. <br> | '''Arms''' : Sable, three flames of fire proper; on a bordure Or twelve annulets gules. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, A dragon rampant gules holding in the dexter fore claw a torch erect Or enflamed proper. <br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, A dragon rampant gules holding in the dexter fore claw a torch erect Or enflamed proper. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side an owl proper charged on the shoulder with an ogress, thereon a flame of fire also proper. <br> | '''Supporters''': On either side an owl proper charged on the shoulder with an ogress, thereon a flame of fire also proper. <br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': In libertate consilium | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': In libertate consilium | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1950. | The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1950. | ||
The black ground or sable represents the coal and the earth from which the gas comes, the flames coming out represent the gas, on the borders there are 12 red or guise annulments representing the 12 individual Area Gas Boards, the owls represent Minerva, the goddess of counsel, the dragon crest holding a torch represents the Council's interest in education and research. | |||
[[Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1950]] | [[Category:Granted 1950]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:06, 4 May 2024
GAS COUNCIL
Official blazon
| English |
Arms : Sable, three flames of fire proper; on a bordure Or twelve annulets gules. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 3, 1950.
The black ground or sable represents the coal and the earth from which the gas comes, the flames coming out represent the gas, on the borders there are 12 red or guise annulments representing the 12 individual Area Gas Boards, the owls represent Minerva, the goddess of counsel, the dragon crest holding a torch represents the Council's interest in education and research.