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''' WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD''' | ''' WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD''' | ||
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Additions : 1974 [[New Windsor|Royal Borough of New Windsor]], [[Maidenhead|Borough of Maidenhead]], Cookham RDC, [[Eton]] RDC (partly), Eton UDC, [[Windsor|Windsor RDC]] | Additions : 1974 [[New Windsor|Royal Borough of New Windsor]], [[Maidenhead|Borough of Maidenhead]], Cookham RDC, [[Eton]] RDC (partly), Eton UDC, [[Windsor|Windsor RDC]] | ||
[[File:windsorm.jpg|center]] | [[File:windsorm.jpg|center|Coat of arms of Windsor and Maidenhead]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''': Per pale dovetailed the dexter per fess Argent and Vert a Stag's Head caboshed of the first in chief between the attires an Escutcheon of France Modern and England quarterly the sinister Azure three Pallets wavy Argent issuant from a Bridge of as many arches in fess proper.<br> | '''Arms''': Per pale dovetailed the dexter per fess Argent and Vert a Stag's Head caboshed of the first in chief between the attires an Escutcheon of France Modern and England quarterly the sinister Azure three Pallets wavy Argent issuant from a Bridge of as many arches in fess proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Gules between two Branches of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or a Mount Vert thereon a Castle Wall with three Towers Argent surmounted by a Lion's Face Or.<br> | '''Crest''': On a Wreath Or and Gules between two Branches of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or a Mount Vert thereon a Castle Wall with three Towers Argent surmounted by a Lion's Face Or.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': Dexter a Horse Argent gorged with an Ancient Crown Or and charged on the shoulder with a Sprig of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or sinister a Swan roussant Argent gorged with an Ancient Crown Or and charged on the wing with a Sprig of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or. <br> | '''Supporters''': Dexter a Horse Argent gorged with an Ancient Crown Or and charged on the shoulder with a Sprig of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or sinister a Swan roussant Argent gorged with an Ancient Crown Or and charged on the wing with a Sprig of Oak leaved proper and fructed Or. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': 'IN UNITATE FELICITAS' | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'IN UNITATE FELICITAS' | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1977. | The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1977. | ||
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The dexter supporter is a horse, suggesting the race course at Ascot. A horse was also one of the supporters of [[Berkshire]] County Council's arms. The sinister supporter is a swan for the River Thames and the parts of [[Buckinghamshire]] brought into the borough. Ancient crowns and acorns have been added to difference the supporters. | The dexter supporter is a horse, suggesting the race course at Ascot. A horse was also one of the supporters of [[Berkshire]] County Council's arms. The sinister supporter is a swan for the River Thames and the parts of [[Buckinghamshire]] brought into the borough. Ancient crowns and acorns have been added to difference the supporters. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:windsorm1.jpg|center|500 px]] <br/>The arms on a taxi (image by Derek Howard) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information provided by Denis Towner and Lawrence Jones and http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/ | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities W]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1962]] | [[Category:Granted 1962]] | ||