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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px| | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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'''Arms''': Per pale indented Or and Sable between two lions passant guardant a Lion counter passant guardant all in pale Ermine.<br> | '''Arms''': Per pale indented Or and Sable between two lions passant guardant a Lion counter passant guardant all in pale Ermine.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Helm with a Wreath Or and Sable issuing from a Coronet Or a demi-Lion Ermine holding between the paws a Mitre Or, Mantling: Sable doubled Or.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Helm with a Wreath Or and Sable issuing from a Coronet Or a demi-Lion Ermine holding between the paws a Mitre Or, Mantling: Sable doubled Or.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'The Lion is our Shield' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'The Lion is our Shield' | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The motto refers to the arms and to heraldry, being a play on 'shield'. | The motto refers to the arms and to heraldry, being a play on 'shield'. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Heraldry Gazette 65(1997)4. | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1996]] | [[Category:Granted 1996]] |
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