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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
'''Arms''' : Azure five Maidens' Heads in saltire couped at the shoulders and vested proper each crined and wearing a Necklace and Pendant Or the centre head imperially crowned Gold the Cap Gules in fess the Letters RE also Gold.<br> | '''Arms''' :Azure five Maidens' Heads in saltire couped at the shoulders and vested proper each crined and wearing a Necklace and Pendant Or the centre head imperially crowned Gold the Cap Gules in fess the Letters RE also Gold.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Circlet of four [inverted] Escallops and as many Lyres alternating Or a Mitre proper.<br> | '''Crest''' :On a Wreath Argent and Azure issuant from a Circlet of four [inverted] Escallops and as many Lyres alternating Or a Mitre proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On either side a Ram Argent armed and unguled Or charged on the shoulder the dexter with a Portcullis chained Azure the sinister with a Hurt thereon a Plate charged with two Bars wavy also Azure.<br> | '''Supporters''' :On either side a Ram Argent armed and unguled Or charged on the shoulder the dexter with a Portcullis chained Azure the sinister with a Hurt thereon a Plate charged with two Bars wavy also Azure.<br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'A DEO ET REGINA' - From God and the Queen. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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present Borough Arms may also be regarded as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, in whose coronation year these new arms were granted. | present Borough Arms may also be regarded as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, in whose coronation year these new arms were granted. | ||
The crest and supporters were granted by the College of Heralds in 1953. The crest is an Abbot's mitre encircled at its base by alternating gold escallop shells and lyres. The mitre commemorates the once magnificent Reading Abbey; the escallop shells (once used as badges by pilgrims) represent the pilgrims or palmers who came there: the lyres are symbolic of the Abbey's musical fame. | The crest and supporters were granted by the College of Heralds in 1953. The crest is an Abbot's mitre encircled at its base by alternating gold escallop shells and lyres. The mitre commemorates the once magnificent Reading Abbey; the escallop shells (once used as badges by pilgrims) represent the pilgrims or palmers who came there:the lyres are symbolic of the Abbey's musical fame. | ||
The shield is supported by two white rams with golden horns and hooves. They represent the early wool trade of Reading. The ram on the left-hand side of the shields bears a portcullis on its shoulder, which represents the Borough. The sign on the shoulder of the other ram represents two springs, symbolic of the rivers Thames and Kennet, which flow through Reading. The Motto is: A Deo et Regina (With God and Queen). | The shield is supported by two white rams with golden horns and hooves. They represent the early wool trade of Reading. The ram on the left-hand side of the shields bears a portcullis on its shoulder, which represents the Borough. The sign on the shoulder of the other ram represents two springs, symbolic of the rivers Thames and Kennet, which flow through Reading. The Motto is:A Deo et Regina (With God and Queen). | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | Image and information provided by Laurence Jones. | ||