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 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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TORQUAY
Incorporated into : 1968 Torbay
Official blazon
Arms : Ermine, three bends azure, and thereon a three-masted ship in full sail proper with flags gules; on a chief wavy gules two wings argent and between them a silver pale charged with a castellated gateway on a mound proper.
Crest : On a wreath argent and azure, a rock, and thereon a gull proper supporting an anchor sable with a gold cable.
Motto : 'SALUS ET FELICITAS' - Health and happiness
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1893.
Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.
If you have any information on the origin or meaning of these arms, or have additional images that you want to share, please mail us your information !
 The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905 |
 The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the local pavilion (source) |
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