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'''Arms''' : Argent a Cormorant in the beak a Branch of Seaweed called Laver all proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Argent a Cormorant in the beak a Branch of Seaweed called Laver all proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Cormorant the wings elevated in the beak a Branch of Laver proper.<br> | '''Crest''' : On a Wreath of the Colours a Cormorant the wings elevated in the beak a Branch of Laver proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter Neptune with his Sea-Green Mantle flowing the waist wreathed with Laver on his head an Eastern Crown Gold in the right hand his Trident Sable the left supporting a Banner of the | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter Neptune with his Sea-Green Mantle flowing the waist wreathed with Laver on his head an Eastern Crown Gold in the right hand his Trident Sable the left supporting a Banner of the arms of Liverpool on the sinister a Triton wreathed as the dexter and blowing his Shell the right hand supporting a Banner thereon a Ship under sail in perspective all proper the Banner Staves Or.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : 'DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT' - God hath granted us this ease. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': 'DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT' - God hath granted us this ease. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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In 1644 the seal was lost and a new seal was made. For some strange reason the eagle was replaced by a cormorant, a more familiar bird in the area. It is likely that the artist mistook the eagle for a cormorant. The piece of broom was replaced by a piece of seaweed. The cormorant became later known as a mythical liver bird. | In 1644 the seal was lost and a new seal was made. For some strange reason the eagle was replaced by a cormorant, a more familiar bird in the area. It is likely that the artist mistook the eagle for a cormorant. The piece of broom was replaced by a piece of seaweed. The cormorant became later known as a mythical liver bird. | ||
The bird also appears in the arms of [[Liverpool ( | The bird also appears in the arms of [[Liverpool (New South Wales)|Liverpool]], Australia. | ||
The motto can be translated as "God has bestowed these blessings on us", and is taken from Virgil. | The motto can be translated as "God has bestowed these blessings on us", and is taken from Virgil. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:liverpoolt.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms on a token from 1793 | |||
File:liverpool.cva.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910 | |||
File:liverpool.jj.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:liverpool.wb1.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms I|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
| | File:liverpool.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
File:liverpool.mit.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms on a [[Mitchell Town Seals|Mitchell's]] cigarette card, 1911 | |||
| | File:liverpool.thp.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms on a [[Thomson & Porteous - Coats of arms of British Towns|Thomson & Porteous]] cigarette card | ||
File:liverpool.fau.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:Liverpool.wq.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in a [[Wappen Quartett|quartet game]] | |||
File:414b.wsa.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:0671.aba.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:32-20.kur.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in the [[Kurmark Wappenschau]] album | |||
File:liverpool5.jpg|alt=Arms of Liverpool|The arms in the town (2021) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by [http://www.liverpool.gov.uk the Liverpool Council]. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Information provided by [http://www.liverpool.gov.uk the Liverpool Council]. | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1797]] | [[Category:Granted 1797]] | ||
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LIVERPOOL
Official blazon
Arms : Argent a Cormorant in the beak a Branch of Seaweed called Laver all proper.
Crest : On a Wreath of the Colours a Cormorant the wings elevated in the beak a Branch of Laver proper.
Supporters : On the dexter Neptune with his Sea-Green Mantle flowing the waist wreathed with Laver on his head an Eastern Crown Gold in the right hand his Trident Sable the left supporting a Banner of the arms of Liverpool on the sinister a Triton wreathed as the dexter and blowing his Shell the right hand supporting a Banner thereon a Ship under sail in perspective all proper the Banner Staves Or.
Motto: 'DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT' - God hath granted us this ease.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 22, 1797. Supporters granted on the 23rd of March 1797.
The arms show a cormorant with a piece of seaweed in its beak. The cormorant also appears on the crest. The supporters are a Triton and Neptune, the God of the sea. They hold banners with the cormorant and a ship.
The arms shows the importance of the sea to the city of Liverpool.
The cormorant is often referred to as the Liver Bird, and is used widely in the city. Liverpool was founded in 1207 by King John. He needed a new port to ship his troops to Ireland and to control the Irish Sea. The new town adopted King John's seal as its own. The seal showed the eagle of St John holding a sprig of broom in its beak. The broom, or planta genista was the symbol of the royal house of the Plantagenets.
In 1644 the seal was lost and a new seal was made. For some strange reason the eagle was replaced by a cormorant, a more familiar bird in the area. It is likely that the artist mistook the eagle for a cormorant. The piece of broom was replaced by a piece of seaweed. The cormorant became later known as a mythical liver bird.
The bird also appears in the arms of Liverpool, Australia.
The motto can be translated as "God has bestowed these blessings on us", and is taken from Virgil.
Image gallery
The arms on a token from 1793
The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms as used on a JaJa postcard +/- 1905
The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1906
The arms in the Coffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a Mitchell's cigarette card, 1911
The arms on a Thomson & Porteous cigarette card
The arms as used on a Faulkner postcard +/- 1905
The arms in a quartet game
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album
The arms in the town (2021)
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