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The motto, "SALVE, MAGNA PARENS" = "HAIL GREAT MOTHER", was first used by Samuel Johnson at the beginning of the compilation of his famous Dictionary. It was a tribute by Johnson, not only to his beloved native city, but also to Lichfield as the Mother City of the Kingdom of Mercia. | The motto, "SALVE, MAGNA PARENS" = "HAIL GREAT MOTHER", was first used by Samuel Johnson at the beginning of the compilation of his famous Dictionary. It was a tribute by Johnson, not only to his beloved native city, but also to Lichfield as the Mother City of the Kingdom of Mercia. | ||
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| | File:Lichfield1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms in 1845 | ||
File:lichfield.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:lichfield.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Lichfield|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
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