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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Incorporated into : 1974 Stratford-on-Avon
Official blazon
Or, a chevron azure between three leopard's faces gules.
Origin/meaning
The arms were recorded at the Visitations of 1619 and 1682, and officially certified on June 4, 1958.
The chevron symbolises the River Avon and the three red leopard heads are taken from the Royal Coat of Arms. They stand for Richard the Lionheart who gave the original charter in 1196.
 The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 (wrong colours) |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms on a Thomson and Porteous cigarette card, 1905 |
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Literature : Biggs, 1971