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'''Country''' :
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]]
** England<br><br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1974 Droxford RDC
* 1974 [[Winchester RDC]] (partly)
'''Status''':<br>
* City
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'''WINCHESTER (City)'''
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Additions : 1974 Droxford RDC, [[Winchester RDC]] (partly)
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|'''English'''  
[[File:winchest.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
| Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold.
 
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===Official blazon===
Gules five Castles triple towered in saltire Argent masoned proper the Portcullis of each part-raised Or and on either side of the castle in fess point a Lion passant guardant that to the dexter contourné Gold.<br>


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated.
The castles and Royal Lions "passant guardant", or "Lions of England" suggest a derivation from the Common Seal of 1253, consisting only of a single triple-towered castle, and the Statute Merchant Seal of 1283, comprising the bust of Edward I between two castles and a single Royal Lion. Winchester, the ancient capital of England, continues therefore to use its Arms in the original form and has never sought to add a crest, a motto or supporters, which emblems were not in use for towns at the time when Winchester's Arms originated.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:winchester.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
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|align="center"|[[File:winchester.w2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
File:Winchester.rppc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (RPPC)|postcard]]
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File:Winchester.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|postcard]]
|align="center"|[[File:winchester.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935  
File:winchester.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
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File:winchester.w2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906
File:winchester.haguk.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935  
File:Winchester.red.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms on a [[Reddings : Heraldry of famous places|trade card]]
File:Winchester1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Winchester|The arms in the city
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: Image and information provided by Laurence Jones.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]:
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